By Kemo Cham
A US doctor working with missionaries in Togo has been taken into an isolation ward at a US hospital after been diagnosed with a suspected Lassa Fever infection.
The patient was flown out of West Africa on Thursday, reports indicate.
Lassa Fever is a highly deadly hemorrhagic disease similar to Ebola. They both are viral diseases.
Lassa Fever is usually acquired from infected rats.
By Kemo Cham
A clinical trial on a drug manufactured from Cannabis has proved successful in the treatment of a rare form of severe epilepsy in children, reports said.
The drug, Epidiolex, is manufactured by UK-based GW Pharmaceuticals with the use of cannabinoids, an active ingredients found in marijuana. It is used to treat Dravet syndrome.
The final result of the trial is expected later this year.
By Kemo Cham
Health ministry officials and partners on Wednesday engaged on a brainstorming session to tackle the country’s high rate of maternal mortality.
Officials from the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS), NGOs and civil society organizations stressed the need for collaboration, provision of relevant resources and assurance of sustainability for projects being implemented.
Members of Social Work Sierra Leone (SWSL), a community-based organisation, have hosted Sierra Leone’s first Social Work month celebration.
The occasion, held every March, is geared towards recognising those who have offered timeless efforts to social work globally.
This year’s global team is: “Social Work: Forging Solutions Out of Challenges.”
But SWSL carved its own theme: “Time for reflection in social work education and practice.”
By Tanu Jalloh
Four lawyers clash tomorrow at the Special Court, sitting at the fast-track court on Government Wharf in central Freetown, to determine whether the Kamajor Director of War should return to the Rwandan jail or not.
Lawyer Melron Nicol-Wilson, the assigned counsel and Ibrahim Yillah, the principal defender would appear for Moinina Fofana, expected to make his first appearance before Justice Vivian Solomon on Wednesday 16 March, this year for allegedly breaching one of the terms of his conditional early release from a Rwandan prison.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
Hundreds of Fourah Bay College students protesting on Monday 14 March against the college’s administration of tuition fees and handling of registration processhave called for a complete change in the current governance system.
A state house communication released last night called on the ministry of education, the college authorities and representatives of the student body to a meeting today to address the concerns. The press release “advised students to exercise patience while their concerns are being addressed.”
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
