LifeLine

By Kemo Cham

Sierra Leone has got a lot to celebrate when it comes to its response to health emergency, according to a public health expert working with the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevent.

Dr. Tushar Singh, who is the Country Head of the CDC, said Sierra Leone’s handling of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is a far cry from its experience with the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic, noting that back then not only did the country lack the infrastructure but also the human resource.

Sierra Leone recorded 0.69% and 0.56% increase in COVID-19 total cases and total recoveries respectively in 72 hours, from Saturday (10:00 am) to Tuesday (10:00 am).

Sierra Leone recorded 0.15%, 1.43% and 0.38% increase in COVID-19 total cases, total deaths and total recoveries respectively in 24 hours, from Tuesday (10:00 am) to Thursday (10:00 am).

By Kemo Cham

The second Malaria Media Coalition (MMC) meeting ended in Freetown on Tuesday, September 1, with pledges of recommitment to ending transmission of the parasitic disease in the country.

The event held at the Catco International Hotel in the west end of Freetown brought together over 50 journalists from across the country.

By Kemo Cham

Three decades after the World Health Assembly passed a resolution to eradicate wild polio virus in the world, Africa attained the milestone last week.

The World Health Organization (WHO) region, comprising 47 countries, was declared free of the most common strain of the virus that causes debilitating experiences for its victims, on Tuesday, August 25.

By Kemo Cham

Last week Sierra Leone’s Health Minister, Prof. Alpha Tejan Wurie, warned that the country risked having its malaria mortality doubled if necessary action wasn't taken to protect gains in its efforts to contain the parasitic disease.

The fears of the minister were based on the effect of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which hasn't only forced governments around the world to focus attention on the virus, but also caused people to stay away from health centers in fear of contracting the virus.

By Kemo Cham

Africa’s COVID-19 pandemic reached a milestone last week when its total number of cases struck the 100, 000 mark.

Even though the virus has now spread to every country in the region, 14 weeks since it was first confirmed on the continent, according to figures from the World Health Organization (WHO), it still represents remarkable achievement.