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Training and Managing the Health Workers of Tomorrow

Today the Government of Sierra Leone and its partners launched a new…
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Statement on the Monkeypox Case in Pujehun District, Sierra Leone

An isolated case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Pujehun district…
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Scaling up malaria prevention in Sierra Leone

Preparations are currently underway for a vast bed net distribution…
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Various awareness raising activities took place across Sierra Leone on depression throughout April 2017

Tackling mental illness after Ebola

Following the Ebola crisis, a decade-long Civil War and with…
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A community member putting the new technology into use to report suspected AFP cases in her locality

Using SMS technologies to enhance polio surveillance

A new SMS-based reporting system has been introduced in Sierra Leone…
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Talking about depression in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, April 7th 2017 --- On World Health Day, the Government…
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Partners rally to end tuberculosis in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, 24 March 2017 - On World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the…
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Sharing lessons from a milestone year: WHO Sierra Leone's 2016 Progress Report

Today WHO Sierra Leone released its latest Progress Report, which…
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Nationwide survey of health facilities underway in Sierra Leone

Currently Sierra Leone’s largest every survey of health facilities is…
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Building the skills of health workers to save women's lives

Tackling maternal mortality is among the most critical priorities for…
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