(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...
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...
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...
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...
“We must speak the truth, confront the root causes, and help identify the suppliers, traffickers, and dealers who are poisoning our nation’s youth,” the Priest who also serves as the Executive Director of Caritas Freetown, the development arm of...
Orange Sierra Leone has published its 2024 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, highlighting major achievements in national development, digital advancement, environmental sustainability, and community well-being. The report reflects the...
Abubakar Hashim Nigeria, on Tuesday 14, October, 2025, deployed 12 Technical Aid Corps TAC volunteers, comprising professors and doctors to Sierra Leone’s education sector. The deployment was carried out in Abuja by DG, TAC, Ministry of...
Prominent, yet controversial, Sierra Leonean politician Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray has publicly offered to return to the country to assist national authorities in addressing the severe proliferation of illicit drugs, including cocaine and the...
Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Türkiye, Dr. Francess Virginia Anderson, has paid a courtesy call on Hon. Çiğdem Erdoğan, Chairperson of the Turkish Parliamentary Commission for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, to explore partnership...
Through radio jingles, posters, daily text messages and door-to-door visits, Sierra Leone’s public health officials are driving a messaging campaign aimed at preventing the spread of mpox. Experts say the effort has contributed to a sharp drop in...
The Merck Foundation has reaffirmed its partnership with African First Ladies to drive key initiatives in girls’ education, healthcare access, and women’s empowerment across the continent. Speaking at the 12th Merck Foundation Africa Asia...
Drug abuse has taken thousands of lives all over Sierra Leone. The emergence of kush, tramadol and other drugs have ruined families and futures. Yet, behind this visible crisis is a more devastating and silent killer poverty. Every day, poor...
The Global and Environmental Health Lab, situated at York University’s School of Global Health and the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, is a collaborative research centre focused on understanding and mitigating health inequality....
1 On October 14, 2025, a day after the International Day of the Girl Child, Sierra Leone’s Solicitor General, Robert Kowa, announced that President Julius Maada Bio had assented to the Child Rights Act 2024, making it the law of the land. This...
