FBC Students Dialogue
By SUG-FBC MoIC www.232news.com The Ministry of Health, Fourah Bay College Students’ Union Government, has, on Tuesday, 31st January, 2023 held a One Day Dialogue for students on condom usage…
Over 6,000 Girls Receive Free Sanitary Pads in Bo
By Strategic Communications Division Office of The First Lady 232news President Julius Maada Bio and the First Lady Dr. Fatima Maada Bio have distributed over 6,000 (six thousand) sanitary pads…
Sierra Leone Celebrates World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day
By Amadu S Bah 232news On Monday 30th January 2023 Sierra Leone joined other countries in the world to create awareness on the World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day. This is…
Say No to sleeping pills, sunlight exposure could be the key to sleeping like a baby at night!
232news By Dr. Manal Ghazzzawi Why is sunlight so important to the human body? Let’s go to the cellular level, every cell in our body has a mitochondrion which is…
WHO Organizes AMR-SORT IT Impact Assessment Training
By Marilyn King 232news The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation(MOHS) and partners, on Monday 23rd January 2023 organized Two Weeks Antimicrobial Resistance,…
As part of its 16 Days of Activism…. UNDP Schools Journalists on SGBV, Gender Equality
By Ibrahim Joenal Sesay 232news The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the22nd December 2022 ended a three-day training at Sierra Bay Hotel, former Sierra Lighthouse, Man O War Bay,…
NASSIT launches nationwide sensitization program for health workers
By Marilyn King in Freetown 232news The National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) on Thursday 29th September 2022 launched The Nationwide Sensitization Programme for Health Workers at the Youyi…
Better health through media… Health Minister Interacts with Health Reporters Network
232News Executive members of the Health Reporters Network Sierra Leone (HRN-SL) on Friday 19th August 2022 held a fruitful discussion with Sierra Leone Minister of Health and Sanitation Dr. Austin…
A positive start – vaccine roll out to prevent cervical cancer in Sierra Leone
232News By Dr. Manal Ghazzzawi A few days ago, I was delighted to hear that Sierra Leone is about to rollout human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine against Cervical Cancer, with…
One person dies every 30 seconds from hepatitis related illness
FREETOWN, Aug 1 (232news.com) – Globally, 325 million people live with hepatitis, with more than 1.1 million lives lost each year to hepatitis B and hepatitis C1. Hepatitis is one…
