Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally with an estimated 604 000 new cases and 342 000 deaths in 2020. The highest rates of cervical cancer incidence...
By Emma Black In a field, far from Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital, 35-year-old, Sento Sesay worked her family’s rice farm in Magbandi village. She was called from the field...
Emma Black On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that an outbreak of the viral disease COVID-19 had reached the level of a global pandemic. Citing concerns...
The Republic of Sierra Leone (or ‘Sierra Leone’ for short) is a small West African country bordering the North Atlantic ocean between the Republic of Liberia (to the Southeast)...
By Emma Black In May 2020, Veronica (last name not revealed because of an ongoing court case) hired a private teacher for her 12-year old daughter, who had been...
By Emma Black Mama Sue’s Bar and Restaurant has been a local eating and drinking establishment in Freetown for over 17-years. Susan Koffey, operated a thriving eatery specialising in...
By Emma Black In August 2017, a hillside on the outskirts of Freetown, Sierra Leone’s crowded capital city, collapsed causing a mudslide that killed more than 1,100 people and...
By Emma Black The phrase, “COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective,” is repeated around the world; on the Center for Disease Control (CDC) website, WHO vaccine tracker sites and...
By Stephen V. Lansana PHOTO: The Registrar of the Sierra Leone Nursing and Midwifery Council, Matron Christiana Massally State Registered Nursing programme is one of the programmes that women...
Media Science Cafes By Emma BlackMisinformation and distrust linger amidst efforts to boost vaccination rates in Sierra Leone, posing a significant challenge to public health. A recent media training...