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By Kemo Cham

The National Ebola Response Center (NERC) has unveiled a semen testing programme as part of efforts to prevent transmission of the Ebola virus through sexual intercourse.

There has been suspicion over the chance of survivors of the deadly viral disease infecting their partners when they engage in unprotected sex.

By Kemo Cham 

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) last week embarked on mass distribution of preventative drugs against the debilitating sickness called Lymphatic Filiariasis, otherwise known as Elephantiasis.

By Kemo Cham

The head of the National Ebola Response Center (NERC), Alfred Palo Conteh, has issued a stern warning against violations of the anti-Ebola regulations saying the time of talking was over.

The retired army major and former Defence minister was reacting to reports of violations of the Standard Burial Policy (SBP) implemented in the course of the Ebola epidemic which he stressed will remain in force long after Sierra Leone was declared free of the epidemic by the World Health Organisation.

By Kemo Cham

The government`s plan of monitoring the learning process has received a major boost with over $200,000 worth of equipment in the form of computers and office equipment.

The package from the United Nations children agency Unicef was secured with the help of the United Kingdom`s international development arm, DFID, and it was handed over to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST), according to a release by the UN agency.

By Crispina Taylor

Sierra Leone`s lawmakers last week returned to work after the end of the 2015 recess.

At their first sitting on Thursday October 8, the MPs attended to the 2013-2014 report of the National Commission for Democracy (NCD), presented to the House by Deputy Minister of Political and Public Affairs Karamo Kabba. The House also approved some presidential nominees during that session.

By Kemo Cham

The independence of the Sierra Leone judiciary is once again on test with the unveiling on Thursday of a landmark lawsuit against a major government ministry.

The Ministry of Education has been sued for its controversial decision in shutting down the Leone Preparatory School early this year over the vexing issue of school fees and academic terms.

The school wants the High Court to rule on the legality of the action.

Peter Nderitu, VSO Sierra Leone boss

By Kemo Cham 

A new report released Tuesday, October 6, has shed light on the devastating impact of the Ebola virus disease on maternal and child healthcare in Sierra Leone.