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WHO officials said a readiness assessment for Guinea’s neighbours showed gaps in their preparedness for Ebola outbreak.
Sierra Leone
This is the fourth in The Take’s ’20 in 2020′ series – a global generation coming of age in an unprecedented year.
The president of Sierra Leone discusses how his country is recovering from years of conflict and government corruption.
Four women share their stories of hardship and survival in Sierra Leone, where falling pregnant can mean risking death.
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Failure to spend on health, tax the rich, and ensure worker’s rights has left people out in the cold, Oxfam chief says.
![Gbao will be able to serve the remainder of his sentence in his community of Blama, a town in Sierra Leone's Eastern Province, subject to close supervision and strict conditions [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/801555f77bc644aa9a55c10414131f68_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Gbao, 72, was given a 25-year sentence for acts including terrorism, extermination, murder, rape and sexual slavery.
Doctors warn that Sierra Leone is facing a malaria crisis, worsened by the arrival of COVID-19.
Husband Schools in Sierra Leone are taking on domestic violence by teaching men about women’s health and gender issues.
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Healthcare workers take action over unpaid bonuses, misuse of funds and lack of resources.
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The UN Food and Agriculture Organization also warned that the problem is particularly acute in developing countries.
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In a country where most people visit healers, some are stepping in to bridge the trust gap between the old and the new.
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Reports of casualties after riot at Pademba Road Prison in Freetown, where a COVID-19 case was earlier confirmed.
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The emergency could be lifted within three months on the advice of the UN health agency’s experts.
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A year after president declared a state of emergency, the fight against sexual and gender-based violence remains tough.