EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Key achievements for 2023 within the triple billion framework cut across efforts at achieving universal health coverage through the Life course including health systems...
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Stopping a measles outbreak in its tracks in Sierra Leone
Disease outbreaks, when left undetected, can spread quickly. But when people and first responders are prepared, and have the skills to detect and report outbreaks, they can be even quicker—stopping...
Sierra Leone Annual Country Report 2023 - Country Strategic Plan 2020 - 2024
Overview In 2023, Sierra Leone faced a crucial juncture, with its journey towards sustainable development and food security being severely tested. WFP operated in a landscape where the convergence of...
New approach improves diagnosis and treatment of children with TB
Undernourished children are at heightened risk of developing TB, and treatment decision algorithms are helping MSF more accurately diagnose young children in Sierra Leone. Doctors Without...
Sierra Leone | Floods and Landslide - DREF Operation Final Report, n° MDRSL013
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster In August of 2022, persistent and heavy rainfall resulted in severe floods in Freetown; associated with landslides, especially in low-lying areas...
Sierra Leone: Funkia Fire Incident, DREF Final Report (MDRSL014)
Operation Start Date: 10-01-2023 Operational End Date: 30-04-2023 Description of the Event Date of event 2022-12-25 What happened, where and when? On 25 December 2022, a significant fire incident...
Sierra Leone: Birth is Life-Threatening for Women and Newborns
In Sierra Leone, the challenges surrounding childbirth pose life-threatening risks for women and newborns. The country currently ranks fifth in the world for infant mortality rates, with 34 deaths...
Nationwide Rollout of the Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) Mass Distribution Campaign in Sierra Leone
01 February 2024 After a successful pilot phase of the Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) mass distribution pilot campaign in Bo district in November 2023, the MoH with support from WHO and other...
Blood aid to Sierra Leone may have saved over 17,000 children’s lives
A VITAL supply of blood bags to Sierra Leone funded by the Irish public may have saved the lives of over 17,000 children last month, according to Concern Worldwide. The Irish humanitarian...
Sierra Leone Launches National Public Health Agency to Strengthen Healthcare Infrastructure
Sierra Leone has taken a significant stride in strengthening its public health infrastructure with the unveiling of the National Public Health Agency (NPHA). This pivotal initiative, launched on...
Sierra Leone Receives Landmark Shipment of WHO-Approved Malaria Vaccine
In a recent development, Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and Gavi, has taken a significant step forward in the fight against malaria. On December 15,...
Sierra Leone: Civil Unrest, DREF Operation-Final Report MDRSL012
Description of the disaster From July 2022 to 13 August 2022, several districts in Freetown, Waterloo, Makeni and Kamakwei towns experienced a series of strike actions with civil unrest precipitating...
The political economy of expedience: examining perspectives on military support to Sierra Leone’s Ebola response
Samuel T. Boland Dina Balabanova Susannah Mayhew Conflict and Health volume 17, Article number: 53 (2023) Abstract The 2013–2016 West Africa Ebola Epidemic is the largest outbreak of Ebola in...
Improving global health security through implementation of the National Action Plan for Health Security in Sierra Leone, 2018–2021: lessons from the field
Charles Njuguna, Mohamed Vandi, Tushar Singh, Ian Njeru, Jane Githuku, Wilson Gachari, Robert Musoke, Victor Caulker, Joseph Bunting-Graden, Michael Mahar, Sydney Morgan Brown, Mohamed Alpha Bah,...
Helping pregnant women access timely and quality maternity services
“When I went into labour, I started making my way to the nearest health centre, but then I felt one of my two babies coming, so I spread my cloth under a mango tree and gave birth on my own,” says...
Sierra Leone’s determination to stem maternal and child mortality
Freetown ‒ Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world, with 717 mothers dying annually for every 100 000 live births as of 2019 (DHS, 2019). One of the primary...
Leveraging Ebola lessons to mitigate COVID-19 impact
70% COVID-19 vaccine coverage of target population 7766 total cases and 125 deaths Proactive, innovative strategies to mitigate pandemic impacts Freetown ‒ With only 7766 confirmed cases of COVID-19...
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Experiences of child and early forced marriage programming in Sierra Leone
Dr Modupe Taiwo, Save the Children's Programme Director for the Global Affairs Canada funded Project on reducing and responding to child and early forced marriage and union titled* 'My Body. My...
Challenge: Improving packaging used in medical supply delivery in Sierra Leone
New Challenge with US$25,000 prize launched to crowdsource packaging solutions that are trackable, secure, and reusable New York, NY, July 5, 2023 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC), a global...
Sierra Leone: WHO country cooperation strategy 2022–2025
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Country Cooperation Strategy is the World Health Organization’s corporate framework developed in response to a country’s needs and priorities. The 2022–2025 CCS is the fourth...