Freetown, October 29, 2025 — Choithram Memorial Hospital in Freetown has taken a significant step forward in medical diagnostics with the unveiling of a newly donated high-definition XK endoscope machine from Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital in the United Kingdom. The donation marks a milestone in the hospital’s ongoing commitment to improving healthcare delivery in Sierra Leone. The unveiling ceremony brought together key medical and administrative figures, including Harish Agnani, Chief...Read More
By King’s College London Edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Credit: King’s College London A new study shows that the use of a simple maternity innovation that measures the mother’s blood pressure and pulse can be scaled nationally in Sierra Leone to aid early detection of maternal complications, but also highlights that stronger health systems are essential to save lives. The CRADLE-5 trial, led by the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health...Read More
By Abu FREETOWN, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — Sierra Leone’s Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Conrad Sackey on Tuesday announced plans to integrate Chinese language learning into the public school curriculum. In an interview with Xinhua, Sackey noted that this decision followed a productive meeting with representatives of the Confucius Institute, which has been instrumental in providing Chinese language education in Sierra Leone for over 13 years. He recalled that...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone — October 26, 2025: A delegation of five Presidential Advisors, led by Professor Alpha Wurie, met with Deputy Mayor Kweku Lisk Esq and a cross-section of Freetown City Councilors on 15 October 2025 to discuss the evolving government proposal to restructure Freetown into three Borough Councils under a single Lord Mayor. The meeting followed a public consultation held on 18 September 2025 by the Ministry...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, 28 October 2025: The Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone (PBSL), operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Health, has issued a public statement in response to a widely circulated social media video titled “Hon…… Speaks Truth to Power”, authored by former Hon. Alhaji Musa Tarawally. The Board acknowledged the public interest generated by the video and used the opportunity to clarify its regulatory mandate...Read More
