As of 17 June 2025, there have been over 4,000 confirmed cases of mpox and 25 deaths in Sierra Leone, raising the possibility that the virus will spread to neighbouring countries and spark a larger ...

Sierra Leone has officially commenced the operationalization of the Pandemic Fund, marking a pivotal step in strengthening ...

When an outbreak of peste des petits ruminants (PPR)—also known as sheep and goat plague—threatened to wipe out people’s ...

A decade ago, Sierra Leone was the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak that ravaged West Africa in an epidemic killing some 4,000 people, including nearly 7 percent of the country’s health workers ...

Small animal figure carved by Mohamed Bangura, Bafodea Town, Sierra Leone. CC0 Usage Conditions Apply Click for more information. There are restrictions for re-using this image. ... Sierra Leone and ...

Wooden animal head made by Salifu Mansaray, Bafodea Town, Sierra Leone. CC0 Usage Conditions Apply Click for more information. There are restrictions for re-using this image. ... Sierra Leone and ...

Police in Sierra Leone are on the hunt for a group of chimpanzees, who escaped from their wildlife sanctuary after a fatal attack on construction workers. Armed reinforcements are combing the area ...

Sierra Leone declared a state of emergency Monday after the country reported its second case of mpox in less than four days, health authorities said.. Neither patients were known to have been in ...