
Why We Must Break the Silence Around Stillbirths to Fulfil Our Pledge to Women and Children
© 2000 Ismail Ferdous, Courtesy of Photoshare Robin Gorma of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health wants us all to add our voice to

SUN rise for Scaling Up Nutrition
Photo: Ramatu Jalloh Coordinator Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) and Immunization CSP/ FOCUS 1000 delivering a presentation during the Safe Clinic Conference organised by Ministry of

Religious Leaders Intensify Ebola Preventive Messages in the North
Cross section of religious leaders in Port Loko townhall meeting The northern parts of Sierra Leone (Bombali, Kambia, Tonkolili and Portloko districts) at this time

Traditional Healers on Contact Tracing Drive in the North
Cross section of tradiational heallers contact tracers in Kambia FOCUS 1000 has been facilitating community engagements with Traditional Healers and Religious leaders in collaboration with

Religious and traditional healers’ intervention saves DIFID millions of pounds during the Ebola outbreak
The Social Development Adviser for DFID Richard Carter has disclosed to religious and traditional healers in Kambia district that their timely intervention during the difficult

Over one million children to be vaccinated against polio since the Ebola outbreak
At a press press conference held at the Ministry of Health and Sanitation on Tuesday 23rd February, the Deputy Programme Manager Child Health Expanded Programme

Former UNICEF Bosses visit Sierra Leone courtesy of FOCUS 1000 CEO
Time flies away so fast, after 26 years they left Sierra Leone, Madam. Jaa-Hee Kim UNICEF’s first Country Representative to Sierra Leone and Bruce Kennedy

HC3 and MoHS engage CSOs to develop behavioral change communication to increase demand and uptake for RMNCH services
The Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) of the John Hopkins University Centre for Communication Programs in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS)

SUNI-CSP and partners end the first National Health and Nutrition Fair in Sierra Leone
The Scaling Up Nutrition and Immunization Civil Society Platform (SUNI-CSP) and partners have successfully ended a three day National Health and Nutrition Fair at the

MoHS organises Health Promotion Strategy Development Workshop
The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has concluded a three day workshop on Health Promotion Strategy Policy at Shangri La Multi-Purpose Hall on Lumley Beach
Breast Milk has all the nutrients a child needs
Every mother wants her child to grow up strong, bright and healthy. Having said this, do mothers really know the secret to a bright, strong

Sun Csn Cecilia Ruberto to Civil Society Network – Learning Route
The quote of today is from Sanusie Fofanah (Sierra Leone CSA): “#Advocacy is the hub for policy making. Advocacy serves as a catalyst for policy implementations