Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 October 2026: As the world marks Global Handwashing Day, stakeholders in Ethiopia are renewing efforts to strengthen hand hygiene systems as a cornerstone of public health, disease prevention, and emergency preparedness. Government institutions, development partners, civil society organizations, and media representatives gathered in Addis Ababa to [Read More]
Target Malaria: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 October 2026: When nine-year-old James Ssemambo developed severe malaria in Kitosi, a village located in Koome Sub County in Mukono district in Uganda, the illness affected far more than his physical health. His mother, Sarah Nankya, spent three days with him at a health [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 October 2026: As part of her virtual Mentorship and Leadership Platform, “Beyond Power; Leadership, Global Influence and Impact,” Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation, has shared a new leadership article titled “Before a Girl Can Reach Her Potential, Her Family and Community Must Believe She [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2026: As the region continues to grapple with recurring outbreaks of highly infectious diseases such as Ebola, the East African Community (EAC) is stepping up efforts to ensure every Partner State has frontline health workers equipped with the capacity to detect, contain and clinically manage [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 September 2026: The Gates Foundation today announced plans to spend at least US$1 billion over the next two years to expand access to artificial intelligence and the AI-enabled solutions, opportunities, and knowledge that have too often been out of reach for many around the world. The [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 September 2026: New tuberculosis (TB) vaccines, which are expected to become available from 2029, could help save up to an estimated 7.3 million lives between 2030 and 2050[1], unlocking up to US$ 135 billion in economic benefits across low- and middle-income countries, according to new analysis [Read More]
Davidnette Vandy (Switsalone): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 September 2026: Behind every “A” to “Z” is an opportunity to discover a word, understand an idea, ask a question and begin making sense of the world around them. But what happens when that world looks and feels familiar? (Photo above: A child [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 September 2026: With Zambia having received the delivery of the first US-funded HIV prevention medicine Lenacapavir, UNAIDS is now working in close partnership with the Zambian government, communities, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria and the US government to ensure that this new [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 August 2026: Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) has announced additional funding to support Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak response. New funding of US$7 million will be deployed to provide 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine through the global Ebola vaccine stockpile. A further US$ 6 million [Read More]
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