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October 2014

Distinguished President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron, I address this letter of appeal to you two distinguished gentlemen as you have taken the leads in Liberia and Sierra Leone respectively in the fight against Ebola Virus

Do we have the needed competent HR capacity? My beautiful and beloved country of Sierra Leone is still not ready for the fight against the persistent virus that is rapidly killing our innocent citizens in their

16 October 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the international community to step up its efforts to respond to the Ebola crisis and turn pledges into action, while the United Nations health agency

There has of late been an argument in international public discourse that China is a "free rider," implying that China only cares about reaping benefits from controversial issues without trying to play a constructive role,

Anthrolopologist Dr Susan Levine’s study, the first of its kind in Africa, revealed a series of barriers and obstacles that are preventing children from accessing vital medical intervention which could prevent childhood blindness. “Overcoming these barriers

GENEVA/KENEMA, Sierra Leone, 15 October 2014 – Thirty-five Ebola survivors are meeting this week in Kenema, one of the epicenters of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, to share their experience of Ebola, learn how

Dr. Kaifala Marah, Sierra Leone’s Finance and Economic Development Minister has appealed to members of the International Community including neighboring Countries of the Ebola affected countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea to exercise restraint

Focus 1,000 on Wednesday 15th October 2014 organized a social mobilization workshop on Ebola at the conference hall of the Council of Churches in Sierra Leone on King Harman Road, Brookfields in Freetown.  (Photo: Participants

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Wednesday 15th October 2014 donated several items valued at $86,730 to Statistics Sierra Leone at a ceremony held at the UNFPA headquarters on Signal Hill Road, Congo Cross,

President Ernest Bai Koroma on Thursday 16th October received the Crisis Manager of the United Nation’s Mission on Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) Mr. Amadu Kamara at State House. It could be recalled that Mr. Anthony

Today marks the 16th anniversary of the death of Major Kula Samba and 23 other great military officers, including President Kabbah’s former chief of defence staff, Brigadier Hassan Karim Conteh and his deputy Colonel James

Sierra Leone's top UN diplomat and Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) on Sexual Violence in Armed Conflicts, Haja Zainab Hawa Bangura (in photo), and Sierra Leone’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the African Union Commission,

The Young Professionals organization has donated assorted items which included food, iron tablets and other essential items to 33 survived Ebola patients admitted at the Hastings Ebola Treatment Centre in Hastings. during their discharged ceremony

A detailed training that lasted for two weeks was organized by the Saint John of God Catholic Hospital that is otherwise known as Mabesseneh Hospital in Lunsar Town. It can be recalled that the hospital

Sierra Leone defender David Simbo is eyeing to win his first trophy for his AL Hilal club tomorrow Sunday when they will lock horn with Al Merreikh FC in the Sudanese FA cup at 40,000