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Sierra Leone, Liberia, Niger and other African countries to receive 18 million doses of first-ever ...
Over the next two years, 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine will be distributed to Sierra Leone, Liberia, Niger, and nine other African nations. The vaccine, known as RTS,S/AS01, has ...Ministry of Education, UNICEF & GPE unveils 30 new Early Childhood Development centres
The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education with support from UNICEF and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) has unveiled 30 new Early Childhood Education (ECD) centres in Sierra Leone. The ...Sierra Leone News Today
Supreme Court confirms President Bio’s 2018 election victory The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone has on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, declared the election victory and presidency of Dr. Julius Maada Bio valid. ...Baby Dies at Cottage Due to Lack of Surgical Equipment
Dr. Catherine Jackson-Cole has reported the loss of a baby’s life at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH) commonly called Cottage hospital due to the hospital’s lack of surgical equipment to perform ...Drones in Salone Weekly Webinar kicks-off on May 15
DSTI will host a weekly webinar to examine the use of drones before, during, and after the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sierra Leone has the only national drone corridor in West Africa, the second ...Sierra Leone goes live with SMS and USSD COVID-19 self-assessment mobile services
Sierra Leone has recorded its tenth case of COVID-19, less than a week after it ended a 72-hour mandatory stay at home to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. During the ...Dangote donates $340,000 to fight Coronavirus in Nigeria
The Aliko Dangote Foundation has earmarked N124million that will support facilities to help prevent, assess and respond to health events at Point of Entry to ensure National Health Security. The Aliko Dangote ...Africa’s master connector is in Sierra Leone to develop the entrepreneurship ecosystem
Emeka Okafor is a leader in the African maker and entrepreneurship space. For over two decades, he has connected innovators with the resources they need to access local, regional, and global markets. ...Observation of World Breastfeeding Week starts today
August 1 marks the start of World Breastfeeding Week. World Breastfeeding Week is about educating and encouraging mothers to breastfeed their young for a period of 6-months without water, it is celebrated ...
