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Ebola in the DRC – expert sets out critical lessons learnt in Liberia

December 15, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 December 2018: It could be a matter of days before the Ebola epidemic in the DRC spreads to urban centres or spills over into neighbouring countries. The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading – so far there have been 458 cases, including [Read More]

Education and Health

Kono district is to have its own university at last

December 11, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 10

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 December 2018: Kono district of Sierra Leone has always been the proverbial man that sits by the river and washes his hands with spittle. It is no secret that the mere mention of Kono district conjures images of wealth, thanks to its rich deposits [Read More]

Education and Health

Development starts with healthy people – says UNDP Sierra Leone 

December 10, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Ahmed Sahid Nasralla (De Monk): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 December 2018: Country Director UNDP Sierra Leone, Samuel Doe, has urged rural communities in the small West African country to stay healthy by accessing and helping in maintaining health facilities in their localities. “Like all developing countries, Sierra Leone is faced [Read More]

Education and Health

Report of school exam malpractice is false – says WAEC

December 7, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 December 2018: The Sierra Leone Telegraph has been informed that a recent story widely published in the media, including the Sierra Leone Telegraph about alleged schools exams malpractice, is untrue. This is the statement released today by the West African Examination Council (WAEC):

Education and Health

40% reduction in stunting in African children aged under five by 2025

December 6, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 December 2018: Working with Big Win Philanthropy and Aliko Dangote Foundation, the African Development Bank has unveiled a new Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Action Plan, which aims at raising investments towards reducing stunting by 40% in African children aged under 5 by 2025. Africa loses $25 billion per [Read More]

Education and Health

$25 million USA government support for Sierra Leone school feeding programme

November 26, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 November 2018: Sierra Leone’s free quality education programme received a big boost today, when a high-level delegation from the United States’ based international humanitarian agency – the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) led by its Vice President – Bill Okufe, met president Julius Maada Bio at State [Read More]

Education and Health

Freetown City Council starts city’s cleanest zone competition baseline survey

November 25, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 November 2018: The Freetown City Council (FCC) last Wednesday, 20th November, 2018 started to deliver a baseline survey of the Cleanest Zone Competition across the three hundred and twenty-two (322) zones that make up the Freetown Municipality. The aim of the survey is to determine the [Read More]

Education and Health

Kailahun applauds diaspora medics

November 14, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Alfred Fornah: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 November 2018: Residents of Kailahun have applauded the work of the Sierra Leone Diaspora Health Professionals, who arrived in the district a week ago to help save lives and improve the quality of life of people in the District. This commendation came following a [Read More]

Education and Health

World Pneumonia Day – Pneumonia kills 16% of children under 5 years old

November 13, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 November 2018: To mark the World Pneumonia Day, civil society organizations from Africa and Haiti are asking their governments to step-up to eradicate Pneumonia which is responsible for more child mortalities than any other diseases like AIDS, Malaria and Measles combined. 25 Civil Society Organizations from [Read More]

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