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The Man Championing Chimpanzee Conservation in Sierra Leone

Entertainment, Environment, Health /

Bala Amarasekaran, the founder of Tacugama Sanctuary, has dedicated 30 years of his life to rescuing and protecting chimpanzees. Sierra Leone is home to one of the largest populations of chimpanzees in West Africa, yet the species remains critically endangered. As the head of the Tacugama Sanctuary, Bala Amarasekaran rescues chimpanzees, provides conservation education, and […]

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Sierra Leone’s Public Transport and Road Safety Authorities to Improve Public Transportation with New Safety Legislation

Business, Health, Politics /

The new legislation was being introduced to address critical road safety issues, including the increase of old vehicles, the use of substandard spare parts, and the problem of abandoned cars on highways The Sierra Leone Public Transport Authority (SLPTA) and the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) have told journalists about their independent but similar

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Health Experts Praise Sierra Leone’s Public Smoking Ban

Health, Politics /

By restricting public smoking, the law is designed to shield vulnerable populations, particularly minors, pregnant women, and non-smokers, from secondhand smoke. Health experts have praised the government of Sierra Leone for a nationwide ban on public smoking, an enforcement that followed the passage of the law that aims to address the growing concerns over tobacco-related

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Sierra Leone: Safe Drinking Water is Essential for Health Care

Gender, Health, Politics /

MSF is working to ensure sustainable access to clean water in a country where more than half the population uses unsafe water sources like rivers and unprotected wells. Health care is more than access to medicine and medical personnel. Clean drinking water and hygiene practices play an integral role in promoting and sustaining people’s overall

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Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone Cracks Down on Drug Peddlers

Business, Health, Politics /

The Board assured the public that those arrested would face the full weight of the law, serving as a strong deterrent to others who might consider engaging in illegal drug activities. The Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone (PBSL), in collaboration with the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), the Operational Support Division of the

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New Book on Colonial Legacy in Global Health Responses in Sierra Leone

Health, Politics /

This perspective invites readers to reconsider the narratives surrounding global health events and to critically examine the colonial legacies that still shape the ontology of Black lives today A new book titled Antiblackness and Global Health: A Response to Ebola in the Colonial Wake by Lioba Hirsch has shed light on the deep connections between

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Research Highlights Need for Comprehensive Puberty Education in Sierra Leone

Education, Gender, Health /

Three key themes emerged from the findings: the need for teacher comfort in discussing puberty, the utility of a teacher’s guide for delivering this content, and the various system and resource constraints that hinder effective implementation. A recent study published in Frontiers in Education has underscored the critical importance of providing young people with adequate

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Calls for Moratorium on Recruitment of Nurses from Developing Countries

Gender, Health, Politics /

Countries that have not been traditionally active in international nurse recruitment are also showing increased demand for overseas-trained nurses, including Finland as well as Scotland, where the government announced an allocation of £4.5 million to support active international recruitment of nurses as part of the overall plan for pandemic recovery and renewal Click on photo

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Mercy Ships Returns to Deliver Life-changing Surgeries in Sierra Leone

Education, Gender, Health /

The Global Mercy departed the country in June after spending the previous ten months performing 1,979 life-changing surgeries for 1,728 patients and training 145 healthcare professionals on board in that time.  The world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Global Mercy™, was welcomed back to Freetown yesterday in a partnership between international charity Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org) and the Government of

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