Sierra Leone Arrests Suspected Leader of Nov. 26 Foiled Coup
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Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone ink aviation regulatory agreement at ICAN 2023
RIYADH: Air transport services linking Saudi Arabia and Sierra Leone are set to strengthen following the signing of a deal aimed at establishing regulatory frameworks between the two nations. The agreement was inked by Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistics Services Saleh Al-Jasser and Alhaji…#saudiarabia #sierraleone #saudi #salehaljasser #alhajifandayturay #sierraleones #riyadh #chicagoconvention #saudipressagency #turay (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa fact of the day
Map of successful military coups in Africa since 2020. And there appears to be an attempted one underway in Sierra Leone. – Bloomberg pic.twitter.com/CBaGOtHikl — Nick Hedley (@nickhedley) November 28, 2023 The post Africa fact of the day appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Comments sheeeeesh.…#africa #sierraleone #nickhedley #ethanmackler #relatedstories #geertwilders #charliemunger #ripdepolarizinggpt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sierra Leone repels attack by ‘renegade soldiers’ on Freetown barracks
Sierra Leone said it had pushed “renegade soldiers” who attempted to break into a military armoury in Freetown during the early hours of Sunday back to the outskirts of the capital and had restored calm, after imposing a nationwide curfew. The West African country’s Civil Aviation Authority urged…#sierraleone #freetown #westafrican #guinea #wilberforce #juliusmaadabio #sierraleones #davidtaluva #chernorbah #padembaroad (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sierra Leone declares nationwide curfew after attack on barracks
Sierra Leone's President and ruling party candidate Julius Maada Bio speaks to journalists after casting his vote for national elections at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights FREETOWN, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Sierra…#sierraleone #juliusmaadabio #freetown #wilberforce #chernorbah #usstatedepartment #westafrican #maadabio #centralafrica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gwyneth Paltrow Serves Oysters, Kim Kardashian and Skims Cofounders Donate $500K, and More From the Baby2Baby Gala
About 15 years ago, Salma Hayek Pinault found herself in the middle of the jungle in Sierra Leone as part of an aid trip to deliver medical care and necessary vaccinations to mothers and children desperately in need. It was the first time she had left her own baby, which as any mother knows is its…#salmahayekpinault #sierraleone #hayekpinault #westhollywoods #pacificdesigncenter #givingtreeaward #channingtatum #kimkardashian #haileybieber #mirandakerr (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: 'The Situation Is Not Going Away,' Says Inspiring TB Doctor
[spotlight] Dr Juli Switala from Pretoria has treated children in Nigeria, helped fatally ill patients during the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, and has delivered babies at Afghanistan's Khost Maternity Hospital against a backdrop of upheaval and violence. These were some of her duties as an infectious diseases paediatrician for humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - November 7, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Children and Youth Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Prevalence, correlates, and trends of intimate partner violence against women in Sierra Leone: findings from 2013 and 2019 demographic and health surveys - Shaikh MA.
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a globally pervasive public health and medical problem in addition to being a serious violation of women's rights. The two-fold objectives of this study were to compute the lifetime prevalence and correlates o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
West Africa: Deforestation, Encroachment Threaten West Africa's One Health Plans
[IPS] Freetown -- Thirty-three years ago, Bala Amerasekaran - a Sri Lankan by birth - visited Freetown, Sierra Leone. Since then, the West African nation has been his home, where Amerasekaran has dedicated his life to conserving the chimpanzee - Sierra Leone's national animal. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 3, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Deforestation, Encroachment Threaten West Africa ’s One Health Plans
Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary – a conservation center dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and protecting Sierra Leone’s national chimpanzee. Credit: Stella Paul/IPSBy Stella PaulFREETOWN, Nov 3 2023 (IPS) Thirty-three years ago, Bala Amerasekaran – a Sri Lankan by birth – visited Freetown, Sierra Leone. Since then, the West African nation has been his home, where Amerasekaran has dedicated his life to conserving the chimpanzee – Sierra Leone’s national animal.
In 1995, with support from the national government, he founded Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary – the country’s first conservation center that rescue...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Stella Paul Tags: Africa Biodiversity Conservation COVID-19 Environment Featured Headlines Health Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Sierra Leone Source Type: news
Sierra Leone: Social Workers Trained On Psychosocial Support
[Concord] Social Work Sierra Leone has ended its two-day Workshop and Training exercises on Forgiveness, Gratitude and Appreciation(FGA)which is a tool used to help and emancipate people who are experiencing crisis, some social difficulties and need Psychosocial support in society. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 24, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Governance Health and Medicine Sierra Leone Sustainable Development West Africa Source Type: news
Community voices on alcohol harm in Sierra Leone: perceptions of prevention needs - Balenger A, Jalloh BJ, Dumbili EW, Swahn MH.
OBJECTIVE: The research purpose is to determine alcohol prevention needs in Sierra Leone. METHODS: We analyzed a cross-sectional survey from fall 2020, distributed by the West African Alcohol Policy Alliance to their partners across nine West Afric... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Female genital mutilation and sexual risk behaviors of adolescent girls and young women aged 15-24 years: evidence from Sierra Leone - Mchenga M.
PURPOSE: Considering the high levels of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Sierra Leone with over 83% of girls and young women aged 15-24 years having undergone the practice, the study explores the potential influence of FGM on sexual behaviors of adolesce... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Sierra Leone: Social Welfare Ministry Launches Quick Action On Substance Abuse
[Concord] In order to tackle substance abuse in the country among youth, the Minister of Social Welfare, Melrose Karminty has launched the Inter-agency Government Quick Action on Substance Abuse at the ministry's conference room. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 27, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Legal and Judicial Affairs Sierra Leone West Africa Source Type: news
Sierra Leone: Helping Pregnant Women Access Timely Healthcare in Sierra Leone
[MSF] "When I went into labour, I started making my way to the nearest health centre, but then I felt one of my two babies coming, so I spread my cloth under a mango tree and gave birth on my own," says Musa Yahyah, an Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) patient in Sierra Leone. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 21, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa NGOs and Civil Society Sierra Leone West Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news
