Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 June 2021: IAVI has announced it has received an award of €22.8 million from the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to conduct a Phase 2b clinical trial of a novel vaccine candidate to prevent Lassa [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 June 2021: Global Oncology, a U.S.-based non-profit organization has today announced the appointment of Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, as Presidential Ambassador of the Cervical Cancer-Free Nigeria campaign. President Obasanjo’s role as Cervical Cancer-Free Nigeria Campaign Ambassador will accelerate broad-scale vaccination of Nigerians against HPV, the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 June 2021: Three Covid deaths were recorded two days ago in Sierra Leone, after a total of 245 new cases of the virus were announced by the government. On Saturday 5th of June 2021, the total number of confirmed Covid cases was 4,188, rising to 4,433 [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 June 2021: 2021 Ibrahim Governance Weekend concluded last week with a rallying call from Mo Ibrahim to use the Covid pandemic response to build a more self-reliant Africa. Discussing the impact of COVID-19 on Africa, the 2021 Ibrahim Governance Weekend (IGW) heard that Africa has demonstrated [Read More]
Siera Leone Telegraph: 6 June 2021: Sierra Leone has recorded one of its highest daily new cases of Covid infection since the Global pandemic was announced in February 2021. Yesterday Saturday 5th of June, the government said that 20 new cases of Covid infection were recorded, bringing the total number [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 May 2021: Sierra Leone has recorded 4,115 cases of Coronavirus since the pandemic began in March 2020, as 8 new cases were reported yesterday 20 May 2021. On average, three new cases are recorded every day in the country. So far, the number of deaths remain [Read More]
Damien Mama: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 May 2021: When, in early April, I met Akuvi Sossah, a 52-year-old mother of four at the local medical centre in a northern suburb in Togo’s capital Lomé, she proudly showed me the confirmation code on her mobile phone for her first COVID-19 vaccine [Read More]
Veronica Mukhuna: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 May 2021: Clara Magalasi, who lives in a rural village near Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi, woke up to a grey morning with a dull sky that was threatening rain. For Ms. Magalasi, the weather did not stop her from walking the 4 [Read More]
Olusegun Akinfenwa: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 May 2021: Due to poverty, wars, famine, and poor living standards, Africans migrate in droves to Europe, America, and Asia and other countries within the continent. Not all who wish to move have the wherewithal to obtain visas and other required immigration procedures. Hence [Read More]
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