Dr Evans Majani Liyosi is the Country Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Sierra Leone.
In this interview with Politico, he spoke about the UN health agency’s role in the country’s response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
WHO Rep in Sierra Leone urges focus on post-Covid-19
By Kemo Cham
While Covid-19 has been devastating, it provides an opportunity for Sierra Leone and other African countries to strengthen their health systems in preparedness for future health emergencies, the Country Representative of the World Health Organization, Dr Evans Majani Liyosi, says.
COVID-19 crumbles hospitality industry in Sierra Leone
By Prince J. Musa in Kenema and Newman Anthony Levay in BO
The hospitability industry in Sierra Leone and the world at large has been one of the worst hit sectors by the Socio-Economic scourge occasioned by the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, due largely to travel ban locally and internationally.
Guesthouse and hotel owners and managers resorted to redundancy of their staff as a consequence, in order to save cost and be able to run their businesses with the minimal resources available.
NGOs clash with Covid19 managers in southern Sierra Leone
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
The District COVID-19 Emergency Response Center (DICOVERC) in Pujehun has expressed frustration over the “lack of support” from international and local Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic.
District Coordinator of the Pujehun DICOVERC, Mohamed K.G Kemokai, told Politico that NGOs have funds set aside for projects in the district but three months on they have not invested much in programs in the district, leaving them with an ever growing challenge to deal with.
Children in the face of the coronavirus in Sierra Leone
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
When the dust settles on the fight against COVID-19, then Sierra Leone will realize that children are perhaps the worst affected demography in this country by the pandemic, and that is the case across the world.
This impact is not measured by counting how many children have been killed by the Coronavirus, because the virus has largely spared children. Rather, the impact on children is measured by the sheer scale of disruption it has had on their growth process.
Chief Koblo Queen testifies in court
By Francis H. Murray
Paramount Chief Koblo Queen II of Marampa Chiefdom, Portloko District in the northwest province of Sierra Leone, continued his testimony on Monday before Magistrate Hannah Bonnie in Freetown in the ongoing preliminary investigations into a 14 count charge of murder, arson, malicious damage arising from recent rioting in the town of Lunsar.
ACC engages police in Moyamba and Mattru Jong
By Francis H. Murray
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Southern Region office has engaged personnel of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) in Moyamba and Mattru Jong police stations on the content of the recently released Corruption Perception Survey conducted by the Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law, with sponsorship from DFID.
