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The Deputy Minister of Health & Sanitation launching the four malaria control documents on World Malaria Day 2016

Sierra Leone Launches New Malaria Policy Documents at World Malaria Day 2016 Commemoration

Sierra Leone commemorated World Malaria Day 2016 with the launched of…
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Relief for families impacted by Ebola flare-up

Sierra Leone is once again counting down the days until the latest…
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Cross section of contacts and communities celebrating the discharge of the 33 contacts

Statement by WHO Sierra Leone to the media on the discharge of contacts from monitoring and follow up delivered by the WHO Representative, Dr Anders Nordström.

On 3 February 33 contacts were discharge from quarantine following…
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Government Press Statement: Confirmation of EVD Death in Sierra Leone – 16 January 2016

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation confirms a positive swab Ebola…
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An integrated nationwide Maternal and Child Health Week campaign (MCHW) is underway in Sierra Leone aimed at restoring the delivery of essential health services which were interrupted during the Ebola outbreak. The campaign locally known as “Mammy and Pikin Wellbodi Week” is being conducted from 26-30 November with the focus of reaching an estimated 1.3 million children under 5 years with vitamin A supplementation and deworming with Albendazole. It also provides opportunity to reach children 0-23 months tha

First large scale maternal and child health campaign underway after end of Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone

An integrated nationwide Maternal and Child Health Week campaign (…
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this child missed some of the routine vaccines. she was traced by a team of vaccinators by assessing her vaccination card and given the missed vaccines

Revitalising National Immunisation services with routine and supplementary vaccination campaigns

In Sierra Leone, the Ebola outbreak has affected all aspects of…
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Statement on the end of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone

Delivered by Dr Anders Nordström, WHO Representative in Sierra Leone…
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WHO commends Sierra Leone for stopping Ebola virus transmission

Freetown, 7 November 2015 - Today, the World Health Organization…
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Samuel Eto’o training with some of the children at the Football academy in Freetown

“FIFA 11 for Health” programme launched in Sierra Leone to promote healthy lifestyles among young people

FIFA in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Football Association,…
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Preliminary study finds that Ebola virus fragments can persist in the semen of some survivors for at least nine months

Freetown, 14 October 2015 - Preliminary results of a study into…
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