NMSA Celebrates Seven Years of Strengthening Sierra Leone’s Health Supply Chain

1 month ago

The National Medical Supplies Agency (NMSA) has marked its seventh anniversary, a milestone the institution says reflects its steady transformation into a stronger and more accountable health supply chain...

Government Shuts Down Drug Rehabilitation Centres for Kush Victims Over Lack of Money

2 months ago

All government-run drug rehabilitation centres in Sierra Leone have been shut down due to a lack of money, halting critical treatment for thousands of citizens addicted to the synthetic drug kush. The...

Police Hospital Upgrades Eye Care Unit with Advanced Ophthalmology Equipment

2 months ago

The Sierra Leone Police Hospital in Kingtom has received a major boost to its healthcare services following the installation of advanced ophthalmology equipment, enhancing its capacity to deliver quality...

Medical Supplies Agency Receives Warehouse Handling Equipment to Strengthen Operational Capacity

2 months ago

The National Medical Supplies Agency (NMSA) has received a significant boost to its operational efficiency following the donation of modern warehouse handling equipment worth over Le 3 million from the...

Stakeholders Pushes to Scrap Sierra Leone’s 1902 ‘Lunacy Act’ With New Mental Health Bill

2 months ago

On October 10th  2025, Sierra Leone joined the global community in observing World Mental Health Day 2025 under the theme, “Access to Services - Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies.” The...

Health Ministry Launches Nationwide Training for Hospital Management Teams

2 months ago

The Ministry of Health’s Directorate of Hospitals and Ambulance Services (DHAS) has today launched a three-day intensive capacity-building training program for hospital management teams across the country. The...

Sierra Leone Introduces First-Ever Certificate in Biomedical Technology

2 months ago

The Ministry of Health (MoH), in collaboration with the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS), has officially launched Sierra Leone’s first Certificate Programme in Biomedical Technology. The...

How Lifesaving Oxygen Is Giving Babies, Mothers, and Families in Sierra Leone a Second Chance

2 months ago

Sierra Leone has dramatically strengthened its national medical oxygen system, expanding from a single oxygen plant to twelve functioning PSA plants and distributing thousands of oxygen concentrators and...

Ministry of Health Inspects New Maternity Centre of Excellence Ahead of Commissioning

2 months ago

The leadership of the Ministry of Health (MoH) on 2nd October carried out a high-level inspection of the newly constructed Maternity Centre of Excellence as part of preparations for its official commissioning. The...

Sierra Leone Records Over 620,000 Women Using Modern Contraceptives – Health Minister Demby

2 months ago

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...