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January 15, 2019
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News & Articles Sallieu Sesay

Audit Service Sierra Leone Report extols Focus 1000 and Action Plus as credible local NGOs

Awoko newspaper reports on Tuesday 15th January, 2019 that Action Plus and FOCUS 1000 were two local non-governmental organisations amongst five local NGOs audited by the Audit Service Sierra Leone that “have complied with the objectives for which they were…
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November 29, 2018
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Blog Sallieu Sesay

FOCUS 1000 Kombra Media Network member writes: "Why pregnancy brings distress for women in Sierra Leone"

A crumbling health system deters women from going to hospitals, making the West African country home to the world's highest maternal death rate
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November 23, 2018
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News & Articles Sallieu Sesay

Ministry of Health and Sanitation Launches Sub-National Maternal and Child Health Week

Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr. TT. Samba administring Vitamin A Supplement to Under-5 Child Friday 23rd November, 2018-11-23-The Ministry of Health and Sanitation and it partners on Friday 23rd November, 2018 has officially launched the Maternal and Child…
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November 08, 2018
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News & Articles Sallieu Sesay

China commits support to improve women’s health in Sierra Leone through South-South cooperation

Deng Boqing, Vice-Chair of the China International Development Cooperation Agency, and UNFPA Deputy Executive Director Dereje Wordofa signed the agreement at UNFPA Headquarters in New York on 29 October 2018. © UNFPA/Tara Milutis A $2 million commitment from…
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FOCUS 1000 CEO elected as Chairman for the Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanisms National Committee

Nov 07, 2018 366
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The Chief Executive Officer of FOCUS 1000, Mr. Mohammad Bailor Jalloh has been elected as…
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CHAMPS: In Bombali, military and police officers vow to reduce child mortality

Oct 25, 2018 309
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Bombali: 24th October, 2018. In the Northern Province, Bombali District, military and…
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Sierra Leone CHAMPS data to action visit

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A team from CHAMPS Program Office in Atlanta was in Sierra Leone from 20th to 24th August…
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Staff training: FOCUS 1000 Communications staff upgraded their skills

Sep 12, 2018 382
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In a bid to effectively and efficiency communicate through various audiences, three FOCUS…
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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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