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50/50 Group Sierra Leone Commends President Bio for his Position on Women
Members of Sierra Leone’s leading women advocacy, 50/50 Group, have paid a courtesy call on His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio to praise his position on women and girls’ empowerment and his policies to protect them.
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Pregnancy hypertension risk increased by traffic-related air pollution
A new report from the National Toxicology Program (NTP) suggests that traffic-related air pollution increases a pregnant woman’s risk for dangerous increases in blood pressure, known as hypertension.
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Idriss Elba gets Sierra Leone diplomatic passport
President Julius Maada Bio on Friday presented a diplomatic passport to actor, writer, producer, and singer, Idrissa Akuna Elba.
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WHO prequalifies first biosimilar medicine to increase life-saving breast cancer treatment
The World Health Organization (WHO), on Wednesday, prequalified its first biosimilar medicine – trastuzumab – in a move that could make this expensive, life-saving treatment more affordable and available to women globally.
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NIH-developed Zika vaccine improves fetal outcomes in animal model
An experimental Zika vaccine lowered levels of virus in pregnant monkeys and improved fetal outcomes in a rhesus macaque model of congenital Zika virus infection, according to a new study in Science Translational Medicine.
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Global Community Renews Commitment to the World’s Poorest Countries with $82 Billion
The financing, which includes more than $53 billion for Africa, will help countries invest in the needs of their people, boost economic growth, and bolster resilience to climate shocks and natural disasters.
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Efforts to end the HIV epidemic must not ignore people already living with HIV
NIH experts have highlight that efforts to prevent new HIV transmissions in the United States must be accompanied by advances in addressing HIV-associated comorbidities to improve the health of people already living with HIV,
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AfDB approves €8 million technical assistance grant to support preparation of Ruzizi IV Hydro Power Project in the Great Lakes region
January 15, 2020
Development ›
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Idriss Elba gets Sierra Leone diplomatic passport
December 20, 2019
Diseases ›
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Close to half of U.S. population projected to have obesity by 2030
January 13, 2020
Haunted dreams: The Issues ›
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Sierra Leone @ 56: On this very DAY the drums celebrated!
April 26, 2017
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SEND SL and WHH hand over water facilities to remote communities in Eastern Sierra Leone
January 8, 2020
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Where Brexit will leave the UK’s human rights diplomacy
November 12, 2019
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New Deputy Ministers and Commissioners of Local Government Service Commission Subscribe to Oath of Office at State House
January 8, 2020
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ICJ postpones DRC v. Uganda reparation case to Friday 22 November
November 13, 2019
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Sierra Leone: Missing people feared dead
August 15, 2017
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Pregnancy hypertension risk increased by traffic-related air pollution
December 23, 2019
