August 01, 2019
Blog
World Breastfeeding Week: Breast milk has all the nutrients a child needs
Sallieu Sesay reviews the benefits of breastfeeding. Do mothers really know the secret to a bright, strong and healthy child? The answer is right here. Breast milk.
July 31, 2019
News & Articles
World Breastfeeding Week: Sierra Leone needs Marketing Code on baby food formulas – DFN Director
The Director at the Directorate of Food and Nutrition in the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Aminata Shamit Koroma has said that they are in dare need of the Marketing/advertising Code on Baby Food Formulas in the Country, as the marketing/advertising of…
July 25, 2019
News & Articles
Unicef endorses 5-month maternity leave in poor countries
The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) is advocating for a one-month increase in maternity leave for mothers in low and-middle-income countries, to enable parents to give their children the best start in life.
June 07, 2019
News & Articles
Sierra Leone leads the way in Africa with fully functional electronic disease surveillance system
Freetown – 6 June 2019: Sierra Leone has become the first country in the WHO Africa region to fully transform its national disease surveillance system from paper-based to web-based electronic platform. As from today, electronic reporting of disease…
Global Fund Regional Manager Meets President Bio at State House
May 29, 2019
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Global Fund Regional Manager Meets President Bio at State HouseState House, Freetown,…
Education stakeholders meet on Measles Rubella Vaccination Campaign
May 16, 2019
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The Ministry of Health and Sanitation through the Health Education Division on Wednesday…
MoHS to embark on nationwide measles rubella vaccination campaign
May 07, 2019
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The Ministry of Health and Sanitation in collaboration with UNICEF, WHO and other Health…
FOCUS 1000, partners validate KAPs Immunization Study
Apr 18, 2019
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Aberdeen, Freetown, Wednesday 17 April 2019 – (KMN). The first Knowledge, Attitudes and…