Sierra Leone makes progress towards elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affecting the most impoverish…
Read more Sierra Leone’s National Strategic Plan Defeat Meningitis by 2030 has been developed following a 3-day workshop led by WHO and the Ministry of Health. The strategic plan aims to strengthen the response to meningitis…
Read moreWHO Sierra Leone boosted its results-based management (RBM) practice and is geared to be one of the leading countries in implementing results-based management (RBM) on practical ways to ensure a learning culture is deepe…
Read moreSierra Leone successfully completed a nationwide Measles and Rubella (MR) Supplementary Immunization campaign, achieving 99% coverage of the targeted population, according to administrative data. This campaign, which foc…
Read moreSierra Leone's youths have emerged as pivotal ambassadors in the fight against tobacco use, with enhanced awareness and advocacy skills aimed at resisting the influence of the tobacco industry. Their growing involvement …
Read moreSierra Leone has made tremendous strides in breastfeeding and has not only reached but surpassed the 2025 WHO global target of 50% for exclusive breastfeeding. According to the 2021 Sierra Leone National Nutrition Survey…
Read moreFreetown - In March 2024, the government of Sierra Leone declared a polio outbreak in the country implying that unvaccinated children were vulnerable to the type 2 poliovirus (cVDPV2). In April, WHO and other GPEI partne…
Read moreSierra Leone joined the rest of the world to commemorate World No Tobacco Day on 31 May 2022. The event was led by the Ministry of Health, with support from WHO, in collaboration with partners including youth, religious, and the media organizations under the theme "Protecting children from tobacco industry interference."
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