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Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) | Apr 25, 2024

World Malaria Day: Volunteer goes the last mile to save baby boy’s life in Sierra Leone

Discover how a Sierra Leone Red Cross Society volunteer helped save a baby boy from malaria, and how the IFRC is working to tackle the disease around the world

Malaria is a preventable and curable disease yet continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives every year—mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. Discover how a Sierra Leone Red Cross Society volunteer helped save a baby boy from malaria, and how the IFRC is working to tackle the disease around the world.…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Benin | Apr 25, 2024

Major step in malaria prevention as three West African countries roll out vaccine

Today’s launch brings to eight the number of countries on the continent to offer the malaria vaccine as part of the childhood immunization programmes

In a significant step forward for malaria prevention in Africa, three countries—Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone—today launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine targeting millions of children across the three West African nations. The vaccine rollout, announced on World Malaria Day, seeks to further scale up vaccine deployment…

Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) | Apr 25, 2024

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Convenes West African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (WENDU) Workshop to Validate Data and Address Regional Drug Abuse Challenges, Affirms Support for Sierra Leone

The workshop aims to foster an environment of enhanced cooperation and improved data quality and access, enabling ECOWAS to develop informed policies

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has inaugurated a three-day workshop from April 23rd to 25th, 2024, focusing on the West African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (WENDU). While the workshop primarily aims to validate the WENDU 2023 data and strengthen regional responses to drug abuse challenges, it…

Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) | Apr 22, 2024

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Concludes Mission to Sierra Leone

The discussions continued during the Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group in Washington, DC

An IMF team and the Sierra Leonean authorities held discussions on a new arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility; They made substantial progress towards understandings on the authorities’ development objectives and the reforms needed to achieve macroeconomic stability and maintain debt sustainability; Discussions will continue over the coming months. Continued…

Source: United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation | Apr 08, 2024

Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan meets President of Sierra Leone

This visit is part of a tour conducted by His Excellency and his accompanying delegation to several countries in the African continent, aiming to strengthen the deep-rooted and close partnership between the UAE and the countries of Africa

His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, met with His Excellency Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, in the capital, Freetown, where the two sides discussed ways to develop bilateral relations between the two countries in various fields of common interest. His…

Source: State House Sierra Leone | Apr 06, 2024

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, First Lady Fatima Bio Join Family Members to Pay Last Respect to the Late Brother Mark Moses Oladipo Simeon Bio

Mr. Bio extended their gratitude to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio, for keeping their family together and for embracing every family member

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio and First Lady Fatima Bio have joined family members, well-wishers, and residents of Bonthe District to pay their last respects to the home calling of, the late Mr. Mark Moses Oladipo Simeon Bio, the elder brother of the President. The funeral mass at…

Source: World Health Organization - Sierra Leone | Apr 05, 2024

Entrenching person-centred life-stages care to advance the right to health in Sierra Leone

Government aims to accelerate progress towards its ambitious 2030 goal, which is that all people in Sierra Leone will have equitable access to quality and affordable health services without any undue financial hardship

Twenty-five-year-old Yainkain Sesay is expecting her first child. Before her first antenatal visit to King Harman Maternity and Child Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital city, she was anxious. “When I visited the hospital before I was pregnant, it was hard because I couldn't afford to pay for all the…

Source: African Energy Chamber | Apr 04, 2024

Sierra Leone’s Petroleum Directorate Partners with African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy

Sierra Leone's confirmation as an official partner for African Energy Week demonstrates its dedication to bolstering investments in its hydrocarbon sector

Sierra Leone’s Petroleum Directorate (PDSL) has confirmed its official partnership with African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy - scheduled for November 4–8, 2024. This collaboration signifies a pivotal moment in Sierra Leone’s energy sector, underscoring its commitment to forging global partnerships and showcasing its vast potential in the…

Source: State House Sierra Leone | Apr 03, 2024

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Joins Colleague Heads of State at the Swearing-in Ceremony of Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye

President Faye called for national cohesion and promised to unite the country among ethnic and religious bodies

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has joined more than fifteen African Heads of State and Government, other leaders to grace the swearing-in ceremony of His Excellency Bassirou Diomaye Faye, President of the Republic of Senegal. President of the Constitutional Council of Senegal, Mamadou Badio Camara, while leading the…

Source: State House Sierra Leone | Apr 02, 2024

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Arrives Dakar Ahead of the Swearing-in Ceremony of Senegal’s President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye

The ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday 2 April 2024 at the Diamniadio Exhibition Centre and it is expected to be graced by more than fifteen heads of state from across Africa

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has arrived in Dakar to grace the swearing-in ceremony of His Excellency Bassirou Diomaye Faye, President-elect of the Republic of Senegal. The ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday 2 April 2024 at the Diamniadio Exhibition Centre and it is expected to be graced by…

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