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Over 1.3 million under five children in Sierra Leone to be vaccinated against measles and polio

FREETOWN, 5 June 2015 – The year-long Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone…

Mohamed Sesay, laboratory technician at Kenema Government Hospital, Sierra Leone WHO/S. Gborie

The last Ebola survivor of his team

Mohamed Sesay was once part of an eight-person team of laboratory…

Adiatu Pujeh, nurse at the King Harman Road Hospital, Sierra Leone WHO/S. Gborie

Giving back after Ebola

Before the Ebola virus arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone, hospital…

Dr Komba Songu-Mbriwa in a training session with infection prevention and control focal points and hygienists from the Western Area WHO/S. Gborie

Helping health workers protect patients with clean hands

In Ebola-affected countries, like Sierra Leone, the lack of running…

S. Gborie

Sierra Leone wraps up four-day health and vaccination campaign

Following the start of the Ebola outbreak in 2014, the intensely-…

1.5 million under 5 children to be reached with essential health services as Sierra Leone recovers from Ebola

Freetown, 24 April 2015 – Despite the unprecedented challenges of…

Ebola diaries: When youth reported cases in the night

Aminata Kobie is a health promotion officer in WHO Sierra Leone…

Nurse Sai Conteh attending a training on how to better protect herself from becoming infected with Ebola, Sierra Leone WHO/P. Desloovere

Returning to normal: The road to early recovery starts with the health system

As part of early recovery efforts, WHO continues to work closely with…

WHO/N. Alexander

Photo story: Sierra Leone students back to healthier schools with WHO support

Tuesday was a happy day in SierraLeone as children returned to school…

Departing personnel at the farewell ceremonny

Cuban Ebola responders depart Sierra Leone

The last batch of Ebola responders from the Cuban Medical Brigade…