Freetown, 1 June 2026 – Behind the appealing flavours, sleek packaging, and digital marketing of today's nicotine products lies a familiar danger - one Sierra Leone's health leaders say the country cannot afford to unmas…
Read more"Behind every accurate diagnosis is a laboratory that patients may never see, but one they rely on with their lives."Whether confirming malaria in a child, detecting cholera during an outbreak, screening donated blood be…
Read moreWhen African Vaccination Week (AVW) 2026 campaign began in the remote chiefdoms of Kailahun District in eastern Sierra Leone, health workers expected the usual challenges of reaching communities separated by long distanc…
Read moreFreetown - The Ministry of Health (MoH) and the National Public Health Agency (NPHA) have received sixteen Honda motorbikes from the World Health Organization (WHO), with support from the Pandemic Fund, to strengthen pub…
Read moreFreetown—When Sierra Leone confirmed its first mpox case in January 2025, few anticipated the scale of the health emergency. By November of that year, more than 5400 cases and 60 deaths were reported across the country.W…
Read moreFreetown—Sierra Leone has scored a major public health milestone by exceeding national targets in a recent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign, helping to accelerate progress towards eliminating cervical canc…
Read moreFreetown—In the past, cervical cancer diagnosis meant Sierra Leonean women had to travel to neighbouring countries for treatment, if they could afford it. Today, thanks to strong leadership of the Ministry of Health, wor…
Read moreFreetown—For four months, Yeabu Sesay did what she had always done for others. She showed up for work at Makeni Regional Hospital, tended to patients through long shifts, and carried herself with the calm confidence expe…
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