A new generation of Sierra Leoneans is eager to show visitors that the nation's civil war is long gone and reintroduce one of ...

An analysis of the first Ebola cases in Sierra Leone helps draw a clearer picture of why some people survive the disease, while others do not, including their age and the pace at which the virus ...

Sierra Leone: The British nurse who survived Ebola has flown back to the country where he caught the virus to re-join efforts to tackle the epidemic. William Pooley said he was “delighted” to ...

Cocaine/Kush intake has sharply increased across Sierra Leone - from urban cities into rural communities. With vulnerable youth and young girls greatly ...

While the World Health Organization declared an end to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone in November 2015, low commodity prices in 2015-2016 contributed to the country’s biggest fiscal ...

Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency after two cases of mpox were reported. The West African country’s health minister announced the move on Monday after the second case of the deadly ...

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He added that Sierra Leone's medical system was ready to respond to cases, pointing to experience gained during the Ebola and COVID-19 outbreaks. "We urge all citizens to remain calm, stay ...

The highly contagious Ebola virus has claimed more than 15,000 lives since it was first identified in central Africa in 1976.

Vaccinating vulnerable groups brought it under control. Sierra Leone was previously the epicenter of the 2014 Ebola outbreak, the deadliest in history.

GENEVA - Uganda on Monday started the first-ever vaccination trial for the Sudan species of the Ebola virus four days after ...