Sierra Leone is poised to significantly enhance its healthcare capabilities with the establishment of a $50 million oxygen factory, thanks to a Turkish company that plans to commence operations soon. The...
Some Community Health Workers (CHWs) in the Western Area Urban have voiced their dismay over delayed payment of salary for close to a year now. The CHWs are blaming the Ministry of Health's (MOH) internal...
Freetown, Sierra Leone – In a vital effort to combat neonatal mortality, Rotary International has trained over 650 health workers in Sierra Leone in life-saving newborn resuscitation techniques. The...
An estimated 1.5 million children under the age of five will receive the third round of polio vaccines in the coming days across 14 districts in Sierra Leone. The Ministry of Health and the National...
A recent study by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in collaboration with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, has unveiled alarming statistics regarding reproductive...
Elon Musk's neurotechnology company, Neuralink, has announced a groundbreaking device that could revolutionize the lives of those with vision loss. The device, named BLINDSIGHT, has the potential to...
Burnt food, often dismissed as merely unappetizing, poses significant health risks that cannot be ignored. When food is charred or burnt, it undergoes a chemical transformation, releasing toxic compounds...
Sheku Tarawallie, President of the Council of Traditional Healers in Sierra Leone, has revealed that traditional remedies could potentially cure Monkeypox (M-Pox). During a demonstration at their headquarters...
An international humanitarian organisation, Rotary has trained over 650 health workers in perinatal asphyxia through their “Helping Babies Breathe” program. “This training addresses perinatal asphyxia,...
Customs officials and border security agencies remain vigilant in their efforts to combat drug trafficking and illicit trade along the Sierra Leone-Liberia border. In two separate incidents earlier this...
