The Medical and Dental Council of Sierra Leone has issued a notice stating that doctors trained abroad must pass an exam prescribed by the Council before being registered to practice. The notice indicates...
The New Direction’s situation analysis presents brushstrokes to paint a picture of Sierra Leone’s health sector post-Ebola. “Despite the much-trumpeted-health-strengthening efforts under the Post-Ebola...
The Government of Sierra Leone is taking steps towards strengthening its capacity for health emergency preparedness, as it hosts a three-day Universal Health and Preparedness Review high-level meeting...
The Executive Secretary of the African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA), Leonce Sessou has asserted that Sierra Leone’s Tobacco and Nicotine Control Act is a major win for public health in Africa. He...
The Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Health and Sanitation has made an ambitious pledge to reduce malaria infection by 75 percent in 2025. Speaking at the launch of World Malaria Day,...
In commemoration of the “Autism Awareness” month [April] GTBank Sierra Leone has supported Puzzle Pieces in their annual fund-raising event of which 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Schools...
Mercy Ships in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation have announced that they will commence three-week registration for patients with Surgical conditions ahead of their imminent arrival...
The Bo School of Midwifery in Southern Sierra Leone has graduated 90 women and 3 men in midwifery after two years of training. The ceremony was themed “Together again: From evidence to reality”...
“I was on the farm harvesting rice when I first started coughing,” says 71-year-old Yeanoh Kargbo. “From that day, the coughing got worse. I went to so many hospitals and they gave me a lot of medicine....
The daily activities you engage in, however, can harm your brain in various ways. Although the brain is one of the most vital organ in the body that constantly helps you reason appropriately, there are...
