Health
“Tramadol and 225 are not sex-power drugs”
Aruna Turay, AYV News, August 26, 2025
Medical professionals in Sierra Leone have warned that drugs like Tramadol and Propafenone Hydrochloride, commonly known as 225, are not drugs that...
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New Dental Clinic opens in Magazine to serve thousands
Sallu Kamuskay
A new dental and health clinic has opened at 2 Martin Street in the Magazine area of Freetown, bringing much-needed care to more than...
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Social Health Insurance Scheme accredits health facilities
AYV News, August 21, 2025
The Sierra Leone Social Health Insurance Scheme (SLeSHI) has started a nationwide accreditation exercise for healthcare facilities, beginning in the...
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Health Ministry discuss MPOX response in Sierra Leone
AYV News, August 18, 2025
The Ministry of Health hosted a one-day National Discourse on MPOX Response at the Atlantic Hotel in Aberdeen. The event...
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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...
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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...
AYV News
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...