By Kemo Cham
In 2019 Sierra Leone joined the continental campaign - dubbed ‘Zero Malaria Starts With Me (ZMSWM)’ – to eliminate malaria, when the government signed the African Union (AU) pact earlier agreed by heads of state of member countries.
SANUSI COVID-19 indices update (24/09/20)
Sierra Leone recorded 0.69% and 0.91% increase in COVID-19 total cases and total deaths respectively in 48 hours, from Tuesday (10:00 am) to Thursday (10:00 am).
The way forward for the Malaria Media Coalition in Sierra Leone
By Kemo Cham
“All malaria commodities are free,” said Dr Saini Turay, an official of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS), while elaborating on the Sierra Leone government’s malaria treatment policy.
"Even if you have severe malaria, all the commodities are free," he stressed.
On the table where I sat in the conference hall of the Catco
International Hotel, it turned out that two of us had personal experiences that negated the point the speaker was trying desperately to emphasise on.
Sierra Leone: Of lame dogs, dead dogs and humans
By Oumar Farouk Sesay
The rate at which dogs are deliberately killed, maimed and left to lurch in pain from dustbin to dust or left to rot in the street of Freetown, speaks of more profound psychological trauma that interrogates our compassion and sensibilities as a nation.
SANUSI COVID-19 indices update (23/09/20)
Sierra Leone recorded 0.70% and 0.06% increase in COVID-19 total cases and total deaths respectively in 72 hours, from Saturday (10:00 am) to Tuesday (10:00 am).
SANUSI COVID-19 indices update (21/09/20)
Sierra Leone recorded 0.94% and 0.18% increase in COVID-19 total cases and total deaths respectively in 48 hours, from Thursday (10:00 am) to Saturday (10:00 am).
SANUSI COVID-19 indices update (16/09/20)
Sierra Leone recorded 1.15% and 0.86% increase in COVID-19 total cases and total deaths respectively in 72 hours, from Saturday (10:00 am) to Tuesday (10:00 am).
