Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 January 2021: Last Wednesday, President Bio’s government announced that it has revised its process of screening all passengers arriving at the Lungi International Airport, following an alarming increase in the number of reported new cases in the country. This worrying upsurge in infection rate in Sierra [Read More]
Dr F Thomas: Sierra Leone Telegraph 30 December 2020 Today’s announcement by the UK government that it has approved the Oxford – AstraZeneca vaccine, has brought hope to millions in Africa, who had felt disappointed at the logistical nightmare of transporting and storing the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on the continent for [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 December 2020: The Gambia has announced plans to launch a national ‘NO MORE’ campaign against domestic and sexual violence. Fatou Kinteh, Gambian Minister for Women’s Affairs, Children and Social Welfare, joined the Commonwealth Secretary-General in Banjul when she made her commitment on Human Rights Day. When [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 December 2020: Gates Foundation pledges additional $250 million to accelerate development and equitable distribution of COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines to end the pandemic The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced it will commit an additional $250 million to support the research, development, and equitable [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 December 2020: Yesterday, Sunday 6 December, President Dr Julius Maada Bio launched a £231,000 (Le3.5 billion) Skills Development Fund to build the capacity of the Milton Margai College of Education and Technology (MMCET), which has now achieved a Technical University status. Located in the far west [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 December 2020: Demonstrating the United States’ commitment to battling COVID-19 at home and supporting US partners around the world, on December 2, 2020 U.S. Ambassador Maria Brewer presented COVID-19 related supplies and equipment to the to the laboratory team of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation. [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 December 2020: Journalist and author Isha Sesay has joined The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as its newest Goodwill Ambassador to help raise awareness of gender-based violence and support efforts in ending it. The announcement comes at the start of the annual 16 Days of [Read More]
Dr F Thomas: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 December 2020 A big announcement today is the approval of the Pfizer vaccine by the British Medical and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for use. Whilst today’s news is being celebrated as the beginning of the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, an opinion [Read More]
Ambassador Maria Brewer: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 December 2020: The United States joins Sierra Leone in observing World AIDS Day 2020 today 1st of December. Annually on this date since 1988, we pause to remember those lost to HIV/AIDS, to reflect upon our global journey towards ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic, [Read More]
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