Despite progress in some countries, many women and babies still die during childbirth in Africa Africa accounts for a big chunk of global maternal deaths. In 2013 about 289,000 women worldwide died during pregnancy or childbirth,
It was and still is difficult to fully assess the economic impact of the Ebola virus outbreak in the most affected countries — Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Yet, it was already clear at the
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Bintou Keita (in photo) of Guinea as Ebola Crisis Manager for Sierra Leone for the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER). In her role
Revered South Africa's choral group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo held Brooklyn College, New York in a total musical lockdown Saturday as they celebrated the Center for the Performing Arts 60th Anniversary Season. (Photo: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
“A Dream coming into reality”- Health Minister Dr. Abu Bakarr Fofanah, poised to actualize First Lady’s Vision. In the fight to rebrand the health system to an acceptable standard for the Sierra Leone setting, Health
In a bid to help the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) to contain the dreaded Ebola virus, the Salone Ebola Action Group in Australia (SEAGA) donated surgical and medical items worth more than Aus$220,000 to
More than 16,000 children lost parents or caregivers to Ebola - many are taken in by the communities: UNICEF FREETOWN/DAKAR, Senegal/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 6 February 2015 – Some 16,600 children are registered as having lost one or
