Isha S.Y. Sumah, a 20-year-old university student, has always had a strong desire to make a difference in her community. Growing up in a society where gender inequality and violence against women and girls were rampant, she witnessed firsthand the suffering of women abused by their husbands, often with no consequences for the perpetrators. These experiences...Read More
A Commentary By Alimamy Lahai Kamara It was at the City Council Auditorium! A conversation on sexual and gender-based violence unseen anywhere in Sierra Leone in the last 15 years! Those who hold expertise in the subject-matter, those who are at the frontline of gender activism, those who initiate policies and formulate laws related to sexual...Read More
The Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone (PBSL) in collaboration with the Medical and Dental Council and Sierra Leone Nurses and Midwives Council has conducted raids on illegal clinics, quack doctors, and drug peddlers in Kono District. It is to be noted that a few weeks ago, the Office of National Security alerted the Pharmacy Board and...Read More
With the imminent threat of Mpox in the African region, Health Authorities in Sierra Leone have said that there is no recorded or confirmed case of Mpox in the country. This was revealed at a Press Briefing organized for Journalists in Freetown on Tuesday 20th August. Executive Director at the National Public Health Agency (NPHA), Professor...Read More
In a significant development at the Kambia Magistrate Court, Magistrate George B. Samai has committed the cases of manslaughter, relating to the deaths of Kadiatu Bangura and Salamatu Jalloh in Bondo society bushes of Kabailor and Bubuya Villages, to the High Court. During his ruling, Magistrate Samai noted that all accused persons had been charged with...Read More
