Sierra Leone and the United States signed a major five-year health cooperation agreement on Monday, committing over $129 million in U.S. funding to tackle infectious diseases and strengthen the West African...
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Health, Dr. Austin Demby, has confirmed that the country records approximately 450,000 pregnancies each year. This revelation was made as part of the government’s ongoing...
The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Health and the National Public Health Agency (NPHA), officially declared the end of the Mpox outbreak in the country on Monday, December 15, 2025. Health...
China has partnered with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to improve newborn and child health outcomes in Sierra Leone through a new initiative aimed at reducing preventable child deaths and...
Save the Children, in partnership with the National Medical Supplies Agency and other stakeholders in the Strengthening Health Systems Project, completed the donation of essential medicines to the District...
The Sierra Leone Council of Traditional Healers has revealed that over 9,300 herbalists are now officially registered across the country, highlighting the significant role traditional medicine plays in...
The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with development partners, last week convened a national validation workshop to review Sierra Leone’s annual quantification forecast for 2026-2030, as well as...
Sierra Leone has recorded strides in the fight against HIV and AIDS, recording a 73% reduction in AIDS-related deaths, according to the Director of Disease Prevention and Control, Dr. Sulaiman Lakoh. Speaking...
The Ministry of Health has launched its second Nationwide Health Train Campaign in Kailahun District, as part of its ongoing efforts to provide essential healthcare services to some of Sierra Leone's most...
The Government of Sierra Leone, through its Ministry of Health, has launched an ambitious nationwide campaign to vaccinate one million girls aged 11 to 18 years against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV),...
