The Minister of Health and Sanitation and the Chief Medical Officer are at each other’s throats over what has been described as supremacy of administrative authority in the Ministry. In a leaked letter dated 12th October, 2021, the Chief Medical Officer, Rev. Canon Dr. Thomas T. Samba insisted that the postings done on the 6th October, 2021 “were extensively consultative”. …

The Minister of Health and Sanitation, Dr. Austin Demby has demonstrated that he is the political head of the Ministry by rescinding postings of Medical Doctors done without his approval. According to reliable sources, before leaving for New York as part of the President’s official delegation to the UNGA (United Nations General Assembly), Dr. Demby did advice his two deputies …

England’s Covid travel rules and refusal to recognise vaccines administered across huge swaths of the world have sparked outrage and bewilderment across Latin America, Africa and south Asia, with critics denouncing what they called an illogical and discriminatory policy. The Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, described England’s rules, unveiled last Friday, as “a new simplified system for international travel”. “The purpose …

The World Bank Country Director for Sierra Leone, Ghana and Liberia, Pierre Frank Laporte, has paid a courtesy call on His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio and pledged the Bank’s support for the country’s Health Insurance Scheme. In July last year, President Bio launched the first-ever Group Life Insurance Scheme for frontline health workers who were engaged in the …

The First Lady, Madam Fatima Maada Bio on Tuesday, 24th August 2021 made an on-the-spot visit to the construction site of the 100-bed Pediatric Hospital, being constructed at the 34 Military Hospital Wilberforce. Madam Fatima Maada Bio was visiting the site following the turning of the sod some eight months ago. The 100-bed hospital is to support health care delivery …

Francess Forna, head of the School of Midwifery in Makeni, is upbeat about the support the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) provides to Sierra Leone’s midwifery programme. “The support by UNFPA is huge. We cannot underestimate that. It has been very consistent and for that we are very grateful because, it shows they [UNFPA] are aware of the role of …

By: Juliana Vandy, Strategic Communications Unit-MIC The Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh on Wednesday August 4, 2021 hosted the inter-ministerial committee on Sierra Leone Social Health Insurance Scheme (SLESHI) at the conference room of the Office of the Vice President to discuss issues of health insurance scheme for Sierra Leoneans. In his opening statement, the Honorable Vice President outlined …

By Mohamed Fofanah. The Chairman of the National Covid-19 Emergency Response Centre (NaCOVERC) yesterday announced that Sierra Leone has bent the curve, and permanently flattened the third-wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, and puts the virus under control. This follows the United Kingdom Government’s risk assessment survey on 19th July that put Sierra Leone on a red list of countries with …

By Lansana Fofanah.                                                                                 A prominent campaigner for the legalization of Canabis Sativa also known as Marijuana, Elijah Mohamed Issa Gogra, founder of Culture Radio, has called on the government to legalize Canabis Sativa in the country for it will create jobs and boost the economy. While updating the press recently on the ongoing petition for the legalization of marijuana, he …

By Haja Adama Kamara. The Managing Director of the National Medical Supplies Agency (NMSA), Dr. Lawrence Sandi has schooled Journalists on the role and responsibilities of NMSA in the procurement and distribution of drugs and medical supplies for all Government institutions in Sierra Leone. According to Dr. Lawrence Sandi, the NMSA agency’s main focus is to work with free health …