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YARDEPB holds Town Hall meeting

Thursday April 28, 2016

As part of their mediation role, Youth Arise for Rural Development, Empowerment and Peace Building (YARDEPB) over the weekend held Town Hall meetings at the Sabanor Complex, Russel village along the Waterloo-Tombo high-way in Western Rural.
According to the Executive Director of YARDEPB, Adams Kamara, the purpose of the meeting was to raise awareness among community people about their role and responsibilities in the fight against domestic violence, rural development, empowerment and Peace Building. He added YARDEPB Waterloo office is always open to all at anytime to report any related cases. He further stated that Sierra Leone has signed many treaties to protect the rights of children and women and as an organization they will implement programmes that will uphold such.

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Ebola leaves a painful legacy for survivors in Sierra Leone

 An Ebola survivor in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Many are being turned down at government dispensaries and asked to get medicines from private pharmacies. Photograph: Olivia Acland

Published by Olivia Acland

Thursday 28 April 2016

Take a flight of stone steps to the third floor of a narrow building in downtown Freetown and you’ll arrive at a small room with billowing purple curtains, where a group of men and women are chatting over the background noise of television news.

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We discover pathogens before they attack — Prof Happi

ON APRIL 28, 2016

In handling certain diseases, it has been proved that time is of the essence. If a patient presents at the hospital early and the ailment diagnosed early, the possibility of survival is high especially in cases like cancer, Lassa fever and Ebola. So it was a great relief when Professor Christian Happi, Dean, College of Postgraduate Studies, Redeemer’s University Ede, Osun State, came up with the Lassa Fever and Ebola Virus Disease rapid diagnostic kits.

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As Sierra Leone Suffers Another Disease Outbreak

By Abdul Malik Bangura
Apr 22, 2016, 17:18

Dr. Mariama Murray, Child Health Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) deputy Programme Manager has in a press conference at the Ministry of  Lands, Country Planning and Environment, Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Youyi Building, Freetown on Thursday 21st April, 2016 confirmed that Sierra Leone is currently suffering from a Measles Outbreak.

 

Dr. Mariama Murray said the current Measles Outbreak commenced in August 2015 in Kono district and has continued to spread in 2016 affecting 12 (86%) districts.

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