The antiviral drug molnupiravir is conditionally recommended for patients with non-severe covid-19 who are at highest risk of hospitalisation, says a WHO Guideline Development Group of international experts in The BMJ today. Patients who are at highest risk of hospitalisation typically include those who are unvaccinated, older people, and those with weak immune systems or...Read More

The Senegalese Minister of Labour, Social Dialogue and Relations with Institutions, M. Samba Sy on Monday February 28, 2022 hosted Sierra Leone Social Health Insurance (SLeSHI) delegation led by the Hon. Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh. The Sierra Leone delegation was in Senegal on a learning mission on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and Health...Read More

State House, Freetown, Wednesday 2 March 2022 — Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State fo​r African Affairs, Ambassador Ahmed Abdul Aziz Kattan, has called at the presidency to pay a courtesy call on His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, during a short ceremony. He said he was happy and honoured to be in Sierra Leone,...Read More

Former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Internal Affairs Hassan Lee has been remanded at the Male Correctional Center by Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No.1 after he was arraigned for obtaining money by false pretenses contrary to section 32(1) of the Larceny Act of 1916. It was alleged on the charge sheet...Read More

The British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Lisa Chesney MBE has expressed interest in Tourism Ministry’s youth development and women empowerment programmes. She made this disclosure during a meeting with Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt at the Ministry’s headquarters in Freetown. The British High Commissioner, who have been to...Read More