Health
Bo, Kono, Tonkolili, Port Loko, Freetown lead Hepatitis B
AYV News, July 31, 2025
Newly released health data to mark World Hepatitis Day has revealed that Bo, Kono, Tonkolili, Port Loko, and the Western Rural District carry the highest burden of Hepatitis...
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Sierra Leone boosts Mpox response with 50,000 new vaccine doses
AYV News, July 22, 2025
In a continued effort to combat the rising cases of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox), Sierra Leone has received an...
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Over 133,710 vaccinated against Mpox in Sierra Leone
AYV News, July 15, 2025
A total of 133,710 individuals across Sierra Leone have received the first dose of the Mpox vaccine through two rounds...
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Sierra Leone appointed to Global Fund Strategy Committee
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has officially appointed Professor Dr. Charles Edward Lahai Senessie as a Member of its Strategy...
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Mpox Vaccine stock-out threatens progress against epidemic
AYV News, July 8, 2025
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has raised concerns over the shortage of Mpox vaccines at...
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints refurbishes Connaught’s ICU
AYV News, June 30, 2025
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has refurbished and handed over to the Government of Sierra Leone, the...
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Ahead of SFC 2025:Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints refurbishesConnaught’s ICU
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has refurbished and handed over to the Government of Sierra Leone, the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Connaught Hospital in...
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WAHO donates Thermostats to Sierra Leone’s Mpox fight
The West African Health Organization (WHO), through its Regional Center for Surveilance and Disease Control (RCSDC), has boosted Sierra Leone’s Mpox response efforts with...
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CCTV Cameras at Cottage Hospital to combat child theft
AYV News, June 23, 2024
In a proactive move to address the rising incidents of child thefts at hospitals nationwide, Inspector General of Police, William Fayia...
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Sickle Cell Society commemorates World Sickle Cell Day
AYV News, June 20, 2025
In collaboration with the Ministry of Health, RAMSY Medical Laboratories and other partners, the Sierra Leone sickle Cell Society is...
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“Stick to One Sexual Partner until Mpox is over”…Dr. Sylvia Blyden advises unfaithful lovers
Aruna Turay, AYV News, June 16, 2025
Popular Sierra Leonean female socio-political activist, Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, has called on people in Sierra Leone to be faithful to their...