Public Outcry Over Minors That Are Reported Dead
By Sulaiman Jalloh The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) has informed pressmen that five, including a Bishop, are in Police custody, helping with police investigation relating to the death of two young boys attending the Pentecostal School in Freetown. Report says, late Tuesday, March 18, 2025, two boys were founded dead in a stationed […]
How Wrong Attitudes Expose Man to Zoonotic Spillover in Sierra Leone
By Dadson A. Musa Zoonotic diseases are those spread from animals to humans. These diseases are spread through contact, poor or inadequate cooking, and through the air. Our activities as human beings have led to us encroaching on the natural habitat of animals. And that has had its consequences leading to us contracting…...
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1600 health facilities to be electrified before 2025 – Health Minister II says
By; Sulaiman Jalloh Dr. Jalikatu Mustapha, Deputy Health Minister II, has said that the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Health is set to electrify one thousand six hundred (1600) health facilities across the country. The deputy minister was giving updates on key achievements in the just-ended 28th annual United Nations…...
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Over 6,000 Children Affected by HIV in SL
By Alusine Fullah The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has released a recent report on the alarming statistics on HIV infections among children and young people in Sierra Leone. the reports states: “Approximately 7,000 cases of HIV-infected children aged 0 to 14 years in Sierra Leone…13,000 cases among young people aged 15…...
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Pharmacy Board says it cannot guarantee quality, safety of COCO SAMBA
By; Amara Thoronka Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone (PBSL), has in public notice dated Wednesday, 29th November, 2023, disclosed that, at the moment, it cannot guarantee the quality and safety of the much-talked-about and fast-selling COCO SAMBA, a herbal product said to enhance sexual performance in men, among other beneficial claims. As the […]
Leicester Road is a death trap
By: Yusuf Ibrahim Kamara Leicester Road Community has one of the most dangerous roads. Many people have reportedly lost their lives on such roads. Residents in the community are calling on government to come to their aid and construct their deplorable roads. Junior Alimamy Kamara, a bike rider, told this medium that if […]
Congo Market Ataya Base intensifies Kush campaign
By; Sulaiman Jalloh In a move to help government fight against Kush and other harmful substances in the country, the Congo Market Ataya Base Organization launched its first step against the intake of Kush and other illegal substances on Saturday, November 25th, 2023. Ibrahim Robinson, former secretary general organization, who served as chaired […]
𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑
In a groundbreaking event aimed at empowering adolescent girls and addressing their physical, mental, and reproductive health, Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, delivered a powerful keynote address at the Adolescent Girls Health Summit 2023. The summit, organized by the West African Women and Girls Empowerment, took place at the prestigious Freetown City […]
Commemorating World Mental Health Day… Rights Group Joins Partners
By Sheku Putka Kamara World Mental Health Day is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150 countries. In Sierra…...
Expert dilates on Breast Cancer Increase
By Alieu Amara Suwu Cremelda Parkinson Pratt, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder of Thinking Pink Breast Cancer Foundation who has 20 years of experience in nursing and as a breast health consultant, as every October is being commemorated as Breast Cancer awareness month, has confirmed that Breast Cancer is on the increase, pronouncement…...
