(MENAFN) The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Friday that the mpox outbreak in Africa is no longer considered a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). This decision follows a series of evaluations by WHO's Emergency...
(MENAFN) Sierra Leone has agreed to grant Russian fishing companies an annual catch quota of 40,000 tons and is offering investment incentives to strengthen cooperation in the fishing sector, according to Russia’s Federal Agency for Fisheries...
(MENAFN) Sierra Leone is set to grant Russian fishing companies an annual quota of 40,000 tons, along with various investment incentives, as part of a new cooperation initiative, according to Russia’s Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo)....
Dr. Erika Wichro will be honored at the International Association of Top Professionals annual awards gala in Las Vegas NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, July 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dr. Erika Wichro, MPH, MA, MAS, Global Health Expert and...
Sierra Leone enacts gender and healthcare reforms, ensuring 30% female workforce, maternity leave, and AI-powered medical advancements in 2025. FREETOWN, WESTERN AREA URBAN DISTRICT, SIERRA LEONE, January 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The...
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, November 4, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- September marked the completion of “HealthGrid Sierra Leone” (HealthGrid), a USAID-supported Global Development Alliance helping bolster Sierra Leone’s public health system. A...
NORFOLK, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered dangerous fentanyl powder while inspecting vehicles in an export container in Norfolk, Va., on November 8. The manifest listed three older Toyota sedans in the container, which...
SLOVENIA, September 23 - The Minister also participated in a side event on the return of Ukrainian children, organised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. She emphasised that children are the...
MOPO partners with HETA to deliver 24-hour power access to healthcare facilities in Sierra Leone. SHEFFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM, December 10, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- MOPO, a UK-based company specialising in pay-per-use battery technology, is...
Your Excellencies, Distinguished Awardees of the Florence Nightingale Medal, Ladies and gentlemen, On behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross, I am delighted to attend the Award Ceremony of the Florence Nightingale Medal today. The...
Tobacco use in Sierra Leone is linked to more than 3,300 deaths annually, costs the healthcare system approximately SLL 108 billion, and results in total economic losses of around SLL 404 billion, according to recent estimates. The impact is most...
The Executive Director of the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), David Anyaele, has revealed how President Bola Tinubu rehabilitated him after Sierra Leone rebels amputated his hands in 1999. Mr Anyaele spoke on Friday during the Nkata...
Executive Director of the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), David Anyaele, has shared how President Bola Ahmed Tinubu came to his aid after Sierra Leonean rebels brutally amputated his hands in 1999. Anyaele, a well-known disability...
The Executive Director of the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), David Anyaele, has narrated how President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as governor of Lagos State, facilitated his rehabilitation after Sierra Leonean rebels amputated his hands in...
The Government of Sierra Leone, through the National Public Health Agency, has officially launched the National Network of Persons Recovered from Mpox, under the theme “Building a Resilient and Empowered Network of Mpox Survivors.” The engagement...
Sierra Leone’s digital transformation drive has gained momentum, with over $200 million invested by the government and development partners, according to Salima M. Bah, Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation. Minister Bah made this...
The Ministry of Communication, Technology and Innovation, in partnership with the World Bank, has begun one of the world’s first national artificial intelligence readiness assessments as part of the Sierra Leone Digital Transformation Project. The...
Friday, 3 October 2025 SDB Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – Supporting the most vulnerable juvenile prisoners on their path to social rehabilitation and reducing the risk of recidivism after serving their sentences – this is the goal of the...
Cities in the global South hold some of the greatest, but most overlooked, climate-related health challenges. Yet, they are also places where there are major opportunities to not only tackle health and climate change together, but also overcome...
ORANGE Sierra Leone Women (OSL Women) convened leaders, medical experts, and participants for a one-day seminar themed “OSL Women Wellbeing,” focusing on raising awareness, sharing knowledge, and fostering community support for women’s health...
