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What Does a Red Number Plate Mean in Kenya? “CD”
Techweez
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July 31, 2025
In Kenya, all motor vehicles are issued with a unique registration number, commonly referred to as a number plate. These serve to identify the individual or entity that owns the vehicle. While the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) plays a role in the...
CDC Issues Warning to Americans Traveling to Sierra Leone and Two Other Countries
Sierraloaded
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July 24, 2025
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a travel health alert advising American citizens to take enhanced precautions when traveling to Sierra Leone, following an outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) in the...
Sierra Leone Strengthens Vaccine Policy to Boost Public Health
Sierraloaded
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July 22, 2025
Sierra Leone has completed a comprehensive review and validation of its national immunization policy, reaffirming the country’s commitment to improving vaccine coverage and safeguarding public health in line with Sustainable Development Goal 3 on...
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I'm helping to get the world's largest floating hospital back in the water
Sunderland Echo
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July 27, 2025
A Mackem marine engineer who honed his skills in South Shields has six weeks to get a 37,000-tonne hospital ship serviced and ready to sail Ben Barker and the Annual Maintenance Teams are working on the world’s largest civilian hospital ship to...
Health Officials Unite to Combat Drug Theft Threatening Sierra Leone’s Free Healthcare Program
Sierraloaded
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July 18, 2025
In response to alarming reports of drug theft that jeopardize the integrity of Sierra Leone’s free healthcare program, health sector leaders convened to devise a comprehensive strategy aimed at combating corruption and ensuring that vital...
Young Catholic Sisters from Ghana, Sierra Leone, The Gambia Urged to Embrace Responsible Use of Social Media
ACI Africa
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July 23, 2025
In a note to ACI Africa following his July 21 presentation, Fr. Konteh observed that while social media offers immense potential, it also comes with certain risks. “We addressed issues such as misinformation, the impact of negative comments, and...
UNFPA Sierra Leone Unveils 8th Country Program Document at High-Level Media Briefing
Sierraloaded
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July 22, 2025
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sierra Leone hosted a high-level media briefing in Freetown, bringing together select media outlets to unveil its newly launched 8th Country Program Document (CPD) for 2025–2030. The engagement also served to...
Closing the confidence gap: What Sierra Leone’s Talent...
Music in Africa
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July 22, 2025
When Sierra Leone Talent Search opened its doors in March this year, it set out to uncover the next generation of music stars. Organised by Cribs International, a company known for nurturing emerging talent, the show promised more than...
GAVI Board commits to focusing on health impact as priority guiding principle
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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July 26, 2025
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 July 2025: The Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance this week endorsed a series of adjustments to bring Gavi’s strategy for its next five-year period (2026-2030) in line with available resources while it continues to...
Sierra Leone declares monkeypox public health emergency
The South African
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July 18, 2025
Sierra Leone is currently experiencing a Clade II mpox outbreak, with active transmission reported across multiple districts as of 17 July 2025. Clade II, a less virulent variant of the monkeypox virus primarily linked to West Africa, has affected...
Musa Tombo Completes Medicals With Tunisian Top-Flight Side CS Sfaxien
Sierraloaded
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July 25, 2025
Sierra Leonean striker Musa Noah Kamara, popularly known as Musa Tombo, has recently undergone a medical examination with Tunisian top-flight side Club Sportif Sfaxien (CS Sfaxien) ahead of completing a multi-year contract. According to reports...
Sierra Leone Joins ECOWAS Nations in Renewed Fight Against Lassa Fever
Sierraloaded
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July 17, 2025
Sierra Leone is set to join other Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) nations in a renewed effort to combat Lassa fever as it prepares for the second edition of the Lassa Fever International Conference. The conference, organized by...
Sierra Leone Ambassador Requests Increase in Hajj Royal Scholarships from 100 to 500 for 2026
Sierraloaded
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July 17, 2025
Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, H. E. Mohammed S. Barrie, has formally requested an increase in Hajj Royal scholarships from 100 to 500 for the upcoming 1447/2026 Hajj season. The appeal was made during a courtesy visit to Dr. Abdullah...
Sierra Leone Moves Closer To Universal Health Coverage With High-Level Engagement On Draft Sierra Leone Agency For Universal Health Coverage (SLAUHC) Bill
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Sierra Leone has taken a critical step toward advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with the convening of a high-level policy dialogue on the draft Sierra Leone Agency for Universal Health Coverage (SLAUHC) Bill. Organized...
Musa Tombo Reportedly Terminates Contract With Tunisian Club CS Sfaxien
Sierraloaded
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July 30, 2025
Sierra Leonean striker Musa Noah Kamara, widely known as Musa Tombo, has reportedly terminated his contract with Tunisian club CS Sfaxien just weeks after signing. This development is reportedly attributed to an undisclosed FIFA ban on the club....
President Bio Welcomes FAO Director-General QU Dongyu to Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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July 19, 2025
President Julius Maada Bio welcomed QU Dongyu, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), during his first visit to Sierra Leone. The meeting took place at the Presidential Palace, where President Bio expressed his...
RESPIRATORY DISEASES REPRESENT GLOBAL BURDEN ESPECIALLY IN AFRICA
The Point
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In Cameroon, pollution and disease stigma are still significant barriers to achieving asthma control. In Nigeria, where the prevalence is high, the cost of asthma medicines not being subsidized is still a barrier to therapy. On the contrary, in...
Bo, Kono, Tonkolili, Port Loko, and Western Rural Lead in Hepatitis B Cases, New Data Reveals
Sierraloaded
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July 30, 2025
Newly released health data to mark World Hepatitis Day has revealed that Bo, Kono, Tonkolili, Port Loko, and the Western Rural District carry the highest burden of Hepatitis B in Sierra Leone. Meanwhile, Kenema, Bonthe, Kambia, and again Tonkolili...
Sierra Leone has lost an esteemed legal luminary – Justice Binneh Kamara
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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July 16, 2025
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 July 2025: The judiciary and legal fraternity of Sierra Leone are in mourning following the passing of Hon. Justice Abubakar Binneh Kamara, a young, distinguished High Court Judge of fifteen years’ service. He died at...
How Musa Tombo Fainted Twice While Training With FC Sfaxien
Sierraloaded
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July 30, 2025
New information has surfaced regarding the abrupt termination of Sierra Leonean striker Musa Noah Kamara, also known as Musa Tombo’s, contract with Tunisian club FC Sfaxien. This follows earlier reports of his departure, initially attributed to a...