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August 07, 2018
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Blog Sallieu Sesay

World Breastfeeding Week: Kombra Network Western Urban engages suckling mothers and pregnant women

‘My son is four month old. Since birth, only breast milk I have been giving to him’ says Fatmata Mansaray mother of four month old baby giving testimony during the community engagement meeting at the Government Macauley Street Hospital Central…
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July 30, 2018
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FOCUS 1000 observes World Breastfeeding Week

World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. This year's theme:Breastfeeding-Foundation of Life.
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July 16, 2018
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FOCUS 1000 Kombra Media Network member writes on Malaria situation in Sierra Leone

By Kemo Cham (Chairman of FOCUS 1000 Kombra Media Network) In the last 15 years, up to 2017, the Global Fund has invested US $10.5 billion in the fight against Malaria. Much of that money went to Africa and Asia - the two World Health Organisation (WHO)…
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July 09, 2018
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CHAMPS Project motivates community health workers in tackling child deaths

‘I am committed to end child deaths’ says Community Health Worker Ibrahim Sorie. ‘Our community people are very difficult to talk to on health related issues, which for me, is the underlining factor for an increase in child deaths in this district’, Ibrahim…
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BackgroundSierra Leone has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world with…
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CHAMPS partner World Hope International continues training of community reporters

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Cross section of reporters during the training World Hope International one of CHAMPS…
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Saving Lives: Kombra Network in Falaba and Koinadugu Districts Mobilizing Communities Against the Spread of Measles

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Kombra Network members and Community Health Officer, Sulima Chiefdom, counselling…
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Ministry of Health and Sanitation orientates FOCUS 1000 staff on the use of HMIS

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FOCUS 1000 in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation under the…
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Ebola KAP Study Lead

FOCUS 1000 is supporting the efforts of the Government of Sierra Leone, development partners, and civil society in addressing the current Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic. With the support of the Centres for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), UNICEF and  the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), FOCUS1000 has conducted a series of three National KAP studies to determine  public knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) Relating to EVD Prevention and Medical Care in Sierra Leone. The findings are being used to help inform  national social mobilization efforts.

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