Massive boost for electrification of health facilities in Sierra Leone as MoH and partners commission 25 PHUs with solar power.
Analysis With an urgency rooted in a firm commitment to delivering quality care, the Ministry of Health is making significant gains in healtcare electrification after commissioning 25 primary health care facilities with full solar power. Phase three of this healthcare electrification project will see an additional 11 government hospitals, including Connaught, benefit from solar mini-grids. […]
Sierra Leone is going green as President Bio launches CRET 2024. But, what does this mean for the health sector?
The President, Dr. Julius Maada Bio, this week launched the second Climate Resilience and Energy Transition (CRET) Dialogue at the Aberdeen Freetown International Conference Center. The two-day high-level engagements aimed at advancing sustainable access to energy, promoting green growth, while also addressing the renewable energy challenges, mobilizing international support to help strategically position the country […]
Sierra Leone’s Ministers of Health Inspire Global Leaders at the 79th UN General Assembly (UNGA).
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Health, Dr. Austin Demby, delivers an inspiring statement at the just concluded UN General Assembly, UNGA79. The highly anticipated 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) just ended in New York, United States. This annual summit sheds light on the urgency and critical need for enhanced international cooperation to deal with pressing […]
“Medical education is a cornerstone to advancing knowledge and fostering discoveries,” Dr. Austin Demby
The Minister of Health, Dr. Austin Demby, on Thursday delivered the keynote address at a curricula development meeting organized by the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS). The gathering marked the first step towards the growth of dental education, public health, nursing and midwifery, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Sierra Leone. Minister of […]
MoH explores potential new partnerships and collaborations in teaching and research at Queen Mary University in London.
Sierra Leone’s progress in reducing maternal mortality has been recognised both locally and internationally. The country is on a mission to rebrand its global image from one of the worst places to become a mother to the countrywith one of the steepest declines in maternal deaths in the Africa subregion. In just two years, maternal […]
MoH Makes Gains at a Health Conference in Xiangya School of Public Health, China.
International conferences are always important to showcasing a country’s strides in improving the development aspirations of its people. It is in this regard that the Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO) in charge of clinical services at the Ministry of Health (MoH), Dr. Mustapha Kabba, was invited to represent Sierra Leone at an international health summit […]
Doctors on placement: a scheme that gives young doctors an opportunity to practice their profession.
Doctors on placement: a scheme that gives young doctors an opportunity to practice their profession. Every year, the Ministry of Health, under the leadership of Dr. Austin Demby, sends 60 to 65 young medical doctors on a one year rural posting. The scheme provides a platform for these young doctors to practice their profession and […]
The Ministry of Health launches Sierra Leone’s first climate-health unit as the country pledges to go green for health.
Minister of Health, Dr. Austin Demby, on Thursday 4th April 2024, officially launched Sierra Leone’s first ever Climate-Health Unit at the Atlantic Hotel in Freetown. The launch reinforces the Ministry of Health’s determination to adapt and mitigate the adverse effects of climate change on health. The impacts of climate change are already being felt in […]
Minister of Health, Austin Demby, Declares Child Health a Priority that Needs Urgent Intervention.
Ministry of Health is on the verge of making history for children in Sierra Leone. The Minister, Dr. Austin Demby, this week declared child health a priority for his ministry. The declaration is poised to transform the challenging healthcare narratives for under-five children in this country. Although Siera Leone has made tremendous progress when it […]
Health Minister, Austin Demby, Inspects Progress of the New Lumley Children’s Hospital.
The Minister of Health (MoH), Dr. Austin Demby, and his team today visited the new Children’s Hospital under construction at Lumley in Freetown. The site visit was for the Minister to see the progress made with the facility and to get a clear idea of possible timeline for completion and handing over. The Minister of […]