MoH on the right path to fighting mental health problems in Sierra Leone
This morning, Deputy Minister 1, Dr. Charles Senessie, and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sartie Kanneh, convened the MoH’s weekly management meeting (EMC) to discuss the Mental Health Bill at Youyi Building in Freetown. The Ministry of Health (MoH) is making significant strides in the fight against rising mental health burden in Sierra Leone with the […]
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PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW MINISTER OF HEALTH
The Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Tuesday 9th February 2021 approved with unanimity the Tenth Report of its Committee on Appointments and Public Service, chaired by the Leader of Government Business, Hon. Mathew Sahr Nyuma.The Following presidential nominee was approved by Parliament: Dr Austin Demby- Minister of Health and Sanitation Seconding the motion, the […]
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National School Of Midwifery (NSM) Graduation and Prize-Giving Ceremony at CATCO Conference Hall
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 30 January 2021– The National School of Midwifery today held its thirty-fourth graduation ceremony for 102 state certified midwives after they completed 18 months of intensive training in midwifery. The theme for this year’s graduation ceremony was “Midwives with Women: Celebrate, Demonstrate, Mobilise and Unite – Our time is now!” Keynote speaker at the graduation ceremony, Acting Minister of Health and […]
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Universal Health Coverage – UHC
Sierra Leone is a West African country with a population of 6 million people and a life expectancy at birth of 45 years (male) and 46 years (female). A debilitating 11-year-long civil war ended in 2002, leaving the country’s health system much weakened. The government announced the Free Health Care Initiative in 2010. In 2014 […]