Sierra Leone

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• Diseases
• Human interest

What’s in the way of quality antenatal care for women in West and Central Africa

3 months ago thespecimennews

By Comfort Z. Olorunsaiye: Assistant Professor of Public Health, Arcadia University Globally, nearly 300,000 women die from pregnancy-related causes each year. Most...

2 min read

• Diseases
• Human interest

TEARS IN OUR LAND

1 year ago thespecimennews

Towns and villages become ghost places as people fled to safety. The virus on their heels inflicts one after the...

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• Uncategorized

Malaria control campaign launched in Democratic Republic of the Congo to save lives and aid Ebola response

2 years ago thespecimennews

A spike in malaria cases is threatening the health of people in parts of the eastern Democratic Republic of the...

5 min read

• Diseases

There are reports that Monkeypox has resurfaced in Nigeria. What you need to know

4 years ago thespecimennews

The Monkeypox virus was isolated most recently in 2012 from a dead infant mangabey (species of monkey) in Ivory Coast....

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• Development
• Human interest

APC Committed To Improve The Common Man – President Koroma

6 years ago thespecimennews

In his quest to salvage the nation from the grips of unemployment and poverty, President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma has...

6 min read

• Business
• Development

TAX BURDEN ON A SHRINKING ECONOMY! KPMG warns that the essence of taxes is not to kill businesses but to help them grow.

6 years ago thespecimennews

By Ahmed Sahid Nasralla (De Monk) Heavily hit by the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak and declining Iron Ore prices in...

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• Development
• Human interest
• Politics
• Security

Sexual Violence Being Used As A “Tactic Of Terror” To Target Religious And Ethnic Minorities : Zainab Bangura

6 years ago thespecimennews

Interview with Zainab Hawa Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura, Special Representative...