Kenema Authorities Urge Govt to prioritize Rabies Treatment
By Josephine Nyeweah in Kenema district Local authorities in Kenema district, comprised of chiefs, civil society organizations, bike riders, motor drivers, the media, women groups, and religious leaders, among others, have called on the government to give great attention to the treatment of rabies infection in the communities.A section chief from Nongowa chiefdom, speaking on behalf of all in attendance,...
UNFPA and partners celebrate International Day of the Midwife
By Alieu Amara Suwu The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), as the international development agency that works on population and development, sexual and reproductive health, and gender, has joined the Sierra Leone Midwives’ Association on May 4, 2024, to celebrate International Day of the Midwife at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown. The United Nations International Day of the Midwife...
69,629 on HIV Treatment
By Alieu Amara Suwu The Network of HIV Positive in Sierra Leone (NETHIPS), in collaboration with the National Aids Secretariat (NAS), UNAIDS, Christian Aid, and other partners, has engaged Members of Parliament on the Committees on Health on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and related stigma and discrimination reduction, which further reveals that 69,629 HIV patients...
Malaria Marklate: Health Ministry Targets 300,000 Children
By Ibrahim Sorie Koroma Senior Health Education Officer –HEP/MoH The Ministry of Health in collaboration with its partners on April this year will roll-out FREE Malaria Marklate in 15 District in Sierra Leone, excluding Western Area Urban. The Progranmme Manager of the Expanded Programme on Immunization, Desmond Maada Kangbai, said that they are targeting at least 80% of over 286,253...
