FREETOWN, 5 September 2017 – Half a million people in Sierra Leone will be able to access the life-saving cholera vaccine within weeks, the country’s Ministry of Health and Sanitation announced on Tuesday. The va…
Lire la suiteFreetown, Sierra Leone, 21 August 2017 – The World Health Organization (WHO) is working closely with the Government of Sierra Leone to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as malaria and cholera in the wake of …
Lire la suiteEbie Williams brings her grandchild, Moses, to the main government hospital in Kenema. She enters the hospital barefoot, having rushed from her home, in tears. She tells how the child fell into terrifying convulsions bef…
Lire la suiteOn Wednesday June 21st 2017 the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and partners conducted a national blood drive to help replenish the country’s blood stocks, and save lives. Access to blood is critical to save the lives of women who experience haemorrhage during or after childbirth; sick children and babies; victims of road traffic accidents and disasters; and patients with cancer, thalassaemia, sickle cell disease and many other conditions.
Lire la suiteIn June 2017, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation with partners distributed insecticide treated bed nets to households across the country in a nationwide anti-malaria campaign.
Lire la suiteToday Sierra Leone kicked off bed net distributions to help protect its population against malaria, which remains one of the country’s most deadly diseases. In total, 4.3 million insecticide treated bed nets will be distributed through the landmark nationwide campaign.
Lire la suiteFREETOWN (31 May 2017)—Sierra Leone’s latest Maternal Death and Surveillance Report, released today at a launch in the capital, Freetown, calls for united actions from government, health workers, communities and partners…
Lire la suiteMay 31 2017 --- On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization is highlighting how tobacco threatens the development of nations worldwide, and is calling on governments to implement strong tobacco…
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