‘We failed to reach Europe – now our families disown us’
Most of the West African migrants who fail to reach Europe eventually return to their own countries, but it can be a bitter homecoming. In Sierra Leone, returnees are often rejected by relatives and friends. They’re seen as failures, and many stole from their families to pay for their journey. Some readers will find this story […]
We can’t allow COVID-19 undermine gains made in the malaria fight –Says Deputy Health Minister
The Honorable Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation 1, Dr. Anthony A. Sandi has said that they cannot let the huge progress already made in the fight against Malaria to be undermined by the current coronavirus pandemic in the country and we must maintain and accelerate progress towards malaria elimination with more determination than ever […]
Health Ministry Targets Households with 4.6 Million Mosquito Nets
The Ministry of Health and Sanitation in collaboration with its partners will embark on a national mass distribution campaign of high quality Insecticide Treated Mosquito net in the 14 provincial districts in the country starting Friday 22nd May – Sunday 31st May, 2020. Each household will be reached with a treated mosquito net in a […]
UNFPA supports the Ministry of Health and Sanitation
UNFPA supports the Ministry of Health and Sanitation to preposition contraceptives & life-saving maternal health medicines. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sierra Leone is supporting the Ministry of Health and Sanitation to preposition contraceptives and life-saving maternal health medicines to all16 districts and 24hospitals that provide family planning and maternal health services in the […]
Visit Me When the War Is Over: A Mother’s Request in the Time of Corona Virus
Just spoke to my mummy on the phone who is caught up in Gbonge village, Bonthe District, a bauxite producing town and a largely farming community and I am caught up in Freetown, Western Area of the Republic of Sierra Leone. With the inter district lockdown, we are not seeing each other any time soon. […]
Documenting COVID 19: RAIC Calls to Action
The Right to Access Information Commission (RAIC) calls on all public authorities, including businesses and research institutions in the country to document their COVID 19-related decisions and transactions to ensure experiential learning on how to prevent and contain future public health emergencies. “The ability to study the COVID-19 pandemic in order to prevent similar public […]
Pregnant mothers and babies born during COVID-19 pandemic threatened by strained health systems and disruptions in services
With 116 million expected births in the approximately 9 months since the COVID pandemic was recognized, UNICEF calls on governments and donors to maintain lifesaving services for pregnant women and newborns NEW YORK, 7 May 2020 – An estimated 116 million babies will be born under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF said today […]
Will Raising our boys right make gender equality more feasible?
Too many of our boys are invisible and forgotten. Each boy is important and in this race of life, nobody should be left behind. It is within this context that the first observance of “International Day of the Boy Child”, henceforth known as “International Boys’ Day” will be observed on 16 May 2020.” In Sierra Leone today we see young men grouped […]
Marcella: ‘Media discipline is not only about resolving complaints’
In the context of discipline, it is not only about moral etiquette but it is also about quality, the packaging, rebranding, posture and the looks, said Executive Director of Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) Marcella Samba Sesay. She said: “When we talk about media discipline, I think this is what it entails and so it […]
Coronavirus and the fear of beneficiaries to seek routine health services in health facilities
Baromi Conteh (not her real name), a 29 year old resident of Moyeba Community in the east of Freetown is in her first trimester of pregnancy (first 3 months of pregnancy) andwas due forFREE treated mosquitonet upon her first visit to the nearest government health facility in her community,which is the Moyeba Community Health Center […]
