SIERRA LEONE – The World Bank has approved a US$60 million grant financing to support maternal and child health services for 2 million people in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone Quality…
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Oxford University’s Ebola vaccine set for Phase I trials
UNITED KINGDOM – The University of Oxford has started recruiting for a Phase I trial to test an Ebola vaccine in human volunteers against the Ebola species endemic in Democratic…
Read MoreWHO concludes joint Operational Planning Retreat with Ministry of Health and Sanitation
SIERRA LEONE – The World Health Organization Country Office in Sierra Leone has concluded a two-day high level technical and operational planning retreat with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation…
Read MoreSierra Leone rolls out Ebola vaccine boosters for high risk groups
SIERRA LEONE – Ebola booster dose vaccination has kicked off in Sierra Leone following administration of the prime dose of the Johnson & Johnson Ebola vaccine in May this year.…
Read MoreAI company Macro-Eyes secures US$2m funding to expand in two additional countries
SIERRA LEONE – Macro-Eyes, a machine learning company increasing access to care, has received US$2.1 million in funding to expand the deployment of STRIATA in collaboration with the Ministry of…
Read MoreUNFPA supports Ministry of Health with equipment critical in building a strong healthcare work force
SIERRA LEONE – The United Nations Population Fund- UNFPA has donated to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation medical equipment critical to supporting emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC service…
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