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. The UN agency is equally calling for a transformative shift in how businesses and governments invest in policies and practices that support…

MoHS to embark on nationwide measles rubella vaccination campaign

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation in collaboration with UNICEF, WHO and other Health Partners will embark on a Nationwide Intergraded Measles Rubella Vaccination Campaign, starting Monday 10th June – Sunday 16th June 2019. Measles-Rubella Vaccine is a 2 in 1 Vaccine which can be used to vaccinate children 0-under 15 years against Measles and…

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

Published: Tuesday, 15 January 2019 23:30 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 set up” referencing the 2017 Auditor General’s Report titled “Auditor General’s…