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December 2014

Our thoughts, prayers, and condolences are with the family of Dr. Victor R. Willougby, who was taken away from us too soon by the terrible Ebola virus. May perpetual light shine upon you. Rest in peace. Mr. and

held between Rtd. Brigadier Julius Maada Bio and Mr. John Oponjo Benjamin London, 16th December 2014 - After the 2012 Presidential and Parliamentary elections which the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) had stated was marred with

in Kono and Kailahun Districts in Tackling the Ebola Virus Disease The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) has awarded grant funding in the amount of USD$137,918 equivalent to over Seven Hundred and Three Million

Africans in Australia are very disturbed, traumatised and depressed for what is currently taking place in their continent, especially in West Africa. Therefore, to demonstrate their concerns about the sad Ebola crisis situation in West

Geneva, Dec. 17, 014 (SLENA) - Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation, Foday Sawi has returned home after attending the UNAIDS Coordinating Board Meeting held at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva.  (Photo: Deputy Health and

Operation Western Area Surge is here as another strategy to assess the current status of the 25th May 2014 Ebola outbreak in the country and to control the current rate of the infection.  (Photo: Jonathan

New York, 18 December -- Private sector organizations have stepped up their support to UNDP’s Ebola response, donating equipment and delivering services that will both benefit communities immediately and serve them long after the epidemic

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has on Wednesday presented prizes to school pupils who took part in the radio quiz competition organised by the Commission in commemoration of the International Anti-Corruption (IAC) Day. Welcoming the pupils

WASHINGTON, December 17, 2014—The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$30 million grant to support the Government of Sierra Leone in its efforts to respond to the unprecedented challenges posed by

A German nongovernmental organization Deutsche Welthungerhilfe (DWHH) has successfully continued to organise training on Ebola education in major Towns and Villages along the Coastal Communities in the Western Rural Area where the Ebola virus is