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By Sheriff Mahmud Ismail

· Sierra Leone has been declared Ebola free by the WHO but threats of the virus making a comeback remain.

· The Ebola outbreak badly affected the economy and created many social problems- there are many orphans, widows and survivors requiring urgent assistance.

· The government is poised, with support from it development partners to implement it Ebola recovery plan

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By SALLIEU T. KAMARA

It was US Vice President Joe Biden, who once said: “No fundamental social change occurs merely because government acts. It’s because civil society, the conscience of a country, begins to rise up and demand – demand - demand change”.

By Sonkita Conteh

In early August this year, the Chinese Foreign Minister visited Sierra Leone on a tour of the three “most Ebola affected” nations. A release from the President’s office stated that Mr. Wang Yi wanted to understand among others, the socio-economic needs and challenges of the country post Ebola and to discuss ways of advancing work on specific projects crucial for Sierra Leone’s socio-economic development. China has been a staunch supporter during the Ebola crisis which has killed nearly 4,000 people in the country.

By Kemo Cham

The media regulating body in Sierra Leone has again pulled the plug on one of the most popular radio programmes in Sierra Leone, ‘Monologue’, amidst allegations of violations of the media codes of practice.

The Independent Media Commission (IMC) has also indefinitely suspended the Democrat Newspaper whose editor may face criminal investigation over an alleged offensive publication against Agriculture Minister Dr Joseph Sam Sesay.

By Kemo Cham

There are several misconceptions about breastfeeding in Sierra Leone. The myths in particular have stifled efforts to promote breastfeeding and largely contributed to the alarmingly high levels of malnutrition among children under five years of age.

By Ezekiel Nabieu

Ending the existence of the Ebola Virus Disease in Sierra Leone has been rather tantalising. It has also proved to be an enigma wrapped up in a mystery. If not how can scientists explain the existence of the
virus in a new born baby while his/her mother is negative. And this has occurred on more than one occasion eliciting unscientific guesses.

This brings me to a quotation from President Ernest Bai Koroma when he said in a nation-wide address, inter alia, “I am sure that all Sierra  Leoneans want this scourge to end…”