Marking World Diabetes Day… 430 Screened, 30 suspected with blood sugar and 104 with blood pressure
By Ibrahim Sorie Koroma, Senior Health Education Officer (HEP/MoH) On the event marking World Diabetes Day, the Ministry of Health, with support from its partners in the past couple of days, conducted free screening services to people in Freetown. This is part of a broader strategy to intensify awareness-raising and prevention on diabetes. At a special event held in Freetown...
THE MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION IS THE “SEAFARERS’ BILL OF RIGHTS.
By: BANKOLE CLIFFORD EKUNDAYO MORGAN, Human Rights Advocate. The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 as amended (MLC, 2006) is widely known as an international labour convention that projects the labour rights of seafarers globally. MLC, 2006 was adopted by the 94th Maritime Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), on the 23rd day of February, 2006. Essentially, the MLC, 2006 as...
Empowering Sierra Leone’s Healthcare with Nurse Anaesthesia Diploma Programme
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, October 15, 2024/ -- In a groundbreaking partnership to address the critical shortage of anesthesia providers in the country Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org), Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health, and the University of Sierra Leone have launched a Nurse Anesthesia Diploma Programme. This initiative aims to improve surgical care capacity by training specialized nurse anesthetists, ensuring lasting healthcare improvements...
NDMA Commemorates International Disaster Risk Reduction Day
By Alieu Amara Suwu The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has on October 15, 2024, commemorated International Disaster Risk Reduction Day. The commemoration, which was held at the New Brookfield Hotel in Freetown, has been celebrated since 1989, prompted by the United Nations General Assembly to promote risk awareness and disaster reduction on a global scale. The element of disaster...
