By Politico Staff Writer
Sierra Leone’s campaign against maternal and infant mortality has received a major boost with a $3.85 million grant.
The grant from an anonymous donor was specifically awarded to the Mama-Pikin Foundation, which is expected to support the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS) and the University of Sierra Leone Teaching Hospitals Complex (USLTHC) to train obstetrician/gynecologist and pediatric specialists in the country.
By Francis H. Murray
The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sierra Leone, Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi, has commended the Chief Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards on the ongoing reforms at the judiciary under his leadership.
The UN top diplomat in the country made the commendation during his first visit to the judiciary and the Chief Justice on Monday 14th December, at the Law Courts building on Siaka Stevens in Freetown.
By Mohamed Ayoub Conteh
A man has narrated to a Freetown court how his entrusting of a motor-bike to one Mohamed Dumbuya for business ended in a fight without any trace of the bike.
By Kemo Cham
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Health, Dr Alpha Wurie, has confirmed three new polio cases in Sierra Leone for the first time in 10 years. He said the cases were recorded in Kambia, Tonkolili and Western Area Rural District.
The minister however said that the cases were not from the wild polio virus strain, rather vaccines derived.
Asked how they were able to piece that, Dr Wurie said the samples were tested abroad and proved traceable to vaccines.
By Saio Marrah
Over two years after a High Court stripped her of the seat, Kadijatu Davies of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) has again been elected Member of Parliament for Constituency 110.
Ms Davies polled 9, 354 votes, representing 51.7 percent in the tightly contested rerun election held on Saturday, December 12, according to provisional results released by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) on Sunday.
By Francis H. Murray
The judiciary of Sierra Leone headed by Chief Justice (CJ) Desmond Babatunde Edwards has sworn in seven new judges as acting High Court Justices and also promoted three other judges to the Court of Appeal.
By Kemo Cham
The local NGO FOCUS 1000 has trained 45 community activists in gender activism, as part of a one-day forum commemorating the 16 Days of Activism on Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV).
The event which took place in the conference hall of the Council of Churches Sierra Leone, brought together activists from the Kombra Network, the grassroots community engage outfit affiliated to FOCUS 1000.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
