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October 2014

Riots have erupted in Freetown, Sierra Leone between Okada riders and the Sierra Leone Police. Businesses, shops, markets, etc., have closed and traffic is coming to a standstill at major junctions with everyone trying to

Freetown- (07 October 2014) – London Mining and Dawnus (SL) Limited are pleased to announce the commitment of construction services, manpower and equipment to support the the International Medical Corps (IMC) in constructing a 130-bed

Freetown, Oct. 7 (SLENA) - The 2015-17 MTEF budget, which started at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) continued Wednesday October 2, 2014 with the Ministry of Social Welfare Gender and Children’s Affairs

OVERVIEW: Ahead of the three days Ose-To-Ose Ebola Talk Campaign, our members at the various levels have been very active in the Social Mobilization Taskforces at the National as well as District levels; working with

If we go by the historical background of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), one would expect more efforts to cure the disease from Africa. EVD has been with the continent since 1976 when Peter Piot, a

Much has been said and written recently with respect to the ineptitude and irresponsibility demonstrated by the then Minister of Health & Sanitation, Ms. Miatta Kargbo at the early and initial stage of the Ebola

High level visits to affected countries and Ghana to highlight disease’s devastating impact on the most vulnerable Conakry, Guinea, 6 October – The Ebola health crisis that has claimed thousands of lives must not be allowed

Sierra Leone just recorded the highest number of Ebola casualties in a day as the fight to contain and eradicate the deadly Ebola virus continues. Quite alarming and scary to say the least!  (Photo: British

It is indeed true that the Ebola disease is new not only to Sierra Leone as a country but also the sub-region and handling it therefore need not only considerable time but effective collaborative efforts. Government