On #WorldChildrensDay, Minister of Health in Sierra Leone, Dr Austin Demby, discusses the country’s intense focus on child survival and health, using the life stages approach to health service delivery, and its advocacy …
Lire la suiteOn November 5, 2021, an oil tanker explosion in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown resulted in at least 100 deaths and left hundreds of people seriously injured with burns.
Lire la suiteFreetown ‒ Between 2014 and 2016, the highly infectious Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Sierra Leone and neighboring countries claimed the lives of over 4000 men, women and children in the country. At the time…
Lire la suiteHow Sierra Leone transformed its weak disease detection to a robust and functional Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response system
Lire la suiteOn 5 November 2021, an accidental oil tanker explosion in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, killed at least 100 people and severely injured hundreds more. This video documentary highlights how the World Health Organizati…
Lire la suiteSierra Leone is among the countries with the highest burden of maternal mortality rates in the world. According to Dr. Austin Demby, Sierra Leone's Minister of Health and Sanitation, "every case of maternal mortality constitutes an emergency", for his ministry, See how the country is poised to change this narrative.
Lire la suiteSierra Leone has more than 2000 known Ebola survivors, who have been celebrated as heroes all over the country. But once back in the community, they face the harsh reality of stigmatization. As a young boy and orphan, Sh…
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