Sierra Leone’s Minister of Health, Dr. Austin Demby, has revealed that more than 620,000 women are now using modern contraceptives, a remarkable increase from 280,000 in 2012. Speaking at a high-level...
The Chairman of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) Ministerial Networking Group, Dr. Austin Demby, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Health, on Wednesday held an update meeting with GFF leadership at the World...
The Ministry of Health has convened a workshop on Gender and Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), bringing together university youth groups and media practitioners at the Freetown City Council’s...
Marie Stopes Sierra Leone on Friday, 19th September 2025, held a one-day engagement with men in Pujehun District to raise awareness about contraceptive use and emphasize the vital role men play in family...
The Directorate of Hospital and Ambulance Services has officially inaugurated the country’s first National Hospital Technical Working Group (TWG), a major step toward strengthening hospital governance,...
Mariatu Sesay was seven when her lungs began to fail. Pneumonia, the doctor said; a disease that should have been treated easily. Her mother clutched her hand as they waited for the hospital’s single...
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Health, Dr. Austin Demby, outlined the country's progress in reducing maternal and child mortality during a high-level global health meeting held alongside the 80th United...
The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has officially ended its medical operations in Bombali and Tonkolili Districts. The Ministry of Health, after years of careful transition planning, is expected to...
The Ministry of Health and the National Public Health Agency (NPHA), with technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hosted...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), William Fayia Sellu, has welcomed a delegation of Spanish doctors from the Surgeons in Action Foundation during a courtesy visit at the Kingtom Senior Officers’...
