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hands on

From genome to action: Building Sierra Leone’s next generation of genomic leaders for public health resilience beyond mpox

Freetown, Sierra Leone, August 19, 2025 – Sierra Leone has taken an…
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mpox

Mpox doesn’t discriminate”: A survivor’s story of hope, healing, and community

 Makeni, Sierra Leone – July 2025
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Helinda

Helinda’s commitment: A nurse’s frontline role in Sierra Leone’s mpox response

Pujehun District, Sierra Leone – August 2025Helinda Saffiatu Sandi is…
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training

Sierra Leone boosts AMR surveillance with WHONET and GLASS training

Bo district, 31 July: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues…
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polio committee

Sierra Leone enhances national polio certification capacity through who-led training for committee members

Freetown, 24 July 2025 – Sierra Leone has concluded a two-day virtual…
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awareness raising

Quiet commitment in Kambia: Maligie Fofanah supports community response to mpox in rural Sierra Leone

Dare Es Salam, Gbinleh Chiefdom, Kambia District – July 2025In the…
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vaccine

Sierra Leone receives 50,000 additional mpox vaccine doses to bolster national response

Port Loko - Sierra Leone has received an additional 50,000 doses of…
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bill

Sierra Leone moves closer to Universal Health Coverage with high-level engagement on draft SLAUHC Bill

Freetown - Sierra Leone has taken a critical step toward advancing…
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engagement

Strengthening community engagement in the mpox response: Stakeholders meet in Madina, Kambia District

“When communities are informed and empowered, they become the first…
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medical

Private health sector engagement strengthens mpox response in Sierra Leone

As part of efforts to strengthen collaboration and close response…
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