Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday 24 May 2022 – In a bid to complement President Bio’s vision of ensuring all Sierra Leoneans have access to quality health care as a right, the Minister of Health and Sanitation, Dr Austin Demby, has had a productive and fascinating engagement with Madam Cynthia Mwase, Head of Africa and Middle East Department,...Read More
Three Sierra Leoneans Swimmers will compete in the various categories in the Swimming Championship in Senegal. The PRO 1 of SLSDWA, Reginald Brian O. Sawyer told this medium that Sierra Leone swimmers left on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 for the 8th CANA ZONE 2 AFRICAN Championship in Senegal. He said that went on to state that...Read More
The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Irish Aid hosted mobile complaints hearing in Joru Gaura in Kenema District and Bonthe Island on Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th May 2022. Residents of the two localities were able to access the Commission in their locality on...Read More
Sierra Leone has made significant progress in reducing the burden of maternal mortality. However, the maternal death ratio remains very high with 717 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2019. Kenema district has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in Sierra Leone, according to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) data for 2021. This...Read More
UN Headquarters will observe the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Secretary-General António Guterres will lay a wreath to honour the nearly 4,200 UN peacekeepers who have lost their lives since 1948 and will preside over a ceremony at which the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal will be awarded posthumously to 117 military,...Read More
