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Sierra Leone on high alert as Lassa fever kills two people

November 25, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 November 2019: Health officials, doctors and nurses in Sierra Leone are working hard to contain the spread of a Lassa fever outbreak, reported at a hospital in Masanga, Tonkolili district in the north of the country, where the suspected source carrier (index case) – a pregnant [Read More]

Education and Health

President Bio urges children in Sierra Leone to make good use of free education

November 20, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 November 2019: President Dr Julius Maada Bio has today urged pupils and students in Sierra Leone to pay more attention to their schoolwork, and make good use of the free quality education that is being offered by his New Direction Government. Speaking at the Bintumani Conference [Read More]

Education and Health

The learning crisis requires a new approach

November 15, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

David Malpass, World Bank Group President: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 November 2019: For most children, turning 10 is an exciting moment. They’re learning more about the world and expanding their horizons. But too many children – more than half of all 10-year-olds in low- and middle-income countries, cannot read and [Read More]

Education and Health

In Sierra Leone over half a million women and girls are using modern methods of contraception

November 11, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 November 2019: A ground-breaking report on family planning in the world’s 69 lowest-income countries has been published today, showing that more women and girls have access to family planning than ever before. It reveals that 314 million women and girls are now using modern contraception, with [Read More]

Education and Health

Government of Sierra Leone intensifies free health care medicines distribution

October 31, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Abdul Fonti: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 October 2019: Sierra Leone’s National Medical Supplies Agency (NMSA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), has officially set in motion the distribution of free health care medicines across Sierra Leone to support President Bio’s free health care initiative for needy [Read More]

Education and Health

Why are these Nigerians travelling across 13 West African countries in 80 Days?

October 19, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 October 2019: On the 22nd of September 2019, a group of young Nigerians – the Zikoko team, teamed up with GIGM, Google, Leadway Assurance, Ecobank and Smoov to embark on an expedition of a lifetime. The team is travelling through 13 West African countries in 80 [Read More]

Education and Health

Moving from the brink to the brim of academic excellence

October 12, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Joseph F. Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 October 2019: The brim of academic excellence is the state of being exceptional. We live in a society obsessed with being exceptional. Whether it is as workers, parents, students, lovers or cooks, we are expected to be outstanding. We must strive to be [Read More]

Education and Health

Better teachers, stronger nation, safer pussycats

October 12, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 October 2019: A teacher is more than an educator. A teacher can play all roles – the role of a friend, counsellor or mentor. A teacher can be the guiding force in our lives, even after we pass through the portals of our school [Read More]

Education and Health

International Day of the Girl Child – more action needed to protect the rights of girls in Sierra Leone

October 11, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Mariama Janet Deen: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 October 2019: Since 2012, 11th October has been marked as the International Day of the Girl Child, after the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 66/170 declaring it – a day of commemoration. The International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) aims to highlight [Read More]

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