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Sierra Leone launches mpox vaccination drive as cases soar

Sierra Leone has launched a nationwide mpox vaccination campaign after an explosion in cases of a new, more dangerous variant of the virus.Health authorities in the West African country have now confirmed 763 cases of the virus, including 177 recorded in a two day period last week, according to data from the National Public Health Agency.At least six people have died, with most of the infections centred on the capital Freetown and the surrounding area.In response to mounting infections, the gove...
Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly •

Impact of International Aid Cuts on African Communities - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

The United States is cutting nearly all foreign aid, with sub-Saharan Africa being the most affected region, losing billions of dollars in funding that previously supported health, humanitarian, and development programs. The Donald Trump administration’s decision to cut 90 percent of US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) foreign aid contracts has halted programs that provided food aid to millions, supported health care systems, and fought diseases like HIV/AIDS and malaria.An article...
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US Nonprofits Risk Losing Tax Status over Israel Criticism - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

In recent months, murmurs in the nonprofit world have turned into alarms largely stemming from fears that their nonprofit status could be stripped away for certain types of speech or activities. This stems in part from the US House of Representatives passing HR 9495, a bill that would empower the Treasury Department to eliminate the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit it deems to be supporting terrorism. Passed through the House in November, the bill is currently stalled in the Senate.[T]he line...
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Bridging the Healthcare Gap: How Sick Pikin Helps Sierra Leone’s Children Access Lifesaving Treatments - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

In September 2021, a young girl from Sierra Leone boarded her first plane ride bound for New Delhi, India. She had been diagnosed with meningioma, a type of brain tumor that cannot be treated in her home country due to a lack of specialized neurosurgical care.For children in Sierra Leone, life-threatening conditions often become fatal due to limited access to advanced diagnostic tools and healthcare facilities. Without timely intervention, meningioma can compress the brain or spinal cord, leadin...
Internazionale •

Una storia che sparisce

I sierraleonesi hanno opinioni contrastanti su questa vicenda: da un lato, alcuni fanno notare che lo stato può disporre come vuole delle proprietà pubbliche e che molte persone avevano già ricevuto un risarcimento, ma siccome non se n’era­no ancora andate era arrivato il momento di farlo. Dall’altro gli abitanti delle board houses, o _bod ose _nella lingua locale krio, hanno dichiarato di essere devastati dagli sfratti e che il denaro non era stato distribuito equamente. Le case in cui vivevano...
New Internationalist •

Sierra Leone's vanishing history

Built by formerly enslaved people, Freetown’s historic ‘bod oses’ now face an existential threat as foreign embassies move in. Jody Ray reports.  On a humid March morning this year, police officers came to the scenic Hill Station neighbourhood in Freetown, Sierra Leone to evict civil servants living in historic board houses. The government had announced months prior that residents would be relocated, and their houses demolished in order to build Turkish and Saudi Arabian embassies.  Sierra Leon...
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Medical Ship Docks in Sierra Leone for Free Surgeries and Training - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

Disclosure: The author is a journalist and has been serving as a volunteer writer in the Communications Department on board the Global Mercy since January 2024. In August 2024, the Global Mercy, the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, docked at the port of Freetown for a 10-month field service to provide surgical operations and educational training by invitation of the government of Sierra Leone.
The ship’s first patient after docking was a 32-year-old police officer living in Freetown who h...
Thrillist •

A Port-by-Port Guide to the Canary Islands' Hidden Gems

‌The Canary Islands are an archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa, roughly 100 to 150 kilometers (62 to 93 miles) off the coast of Morocco. This chain of eight islands belongs to Spain and was formed by volcanic activity millions of years ago. Today it attracts travelers seeking year-round warm weather for a mix of nature, adventure, relaxation, and cultural activities.While the islands certainly have more popular areas than others, each has its own identity, flavor, and allure, drawing i...

A map to end malaria?

New vaccines offer hope in the fight against this deadly disease but there are still challenges to overcome. New Humanist joined the vaccine rollout in Sierra Leone to find out moreIt’s the start of the rainy season in Sierra Leone, the west African country known for its beautiful beaches and tropical rainforests. The coming of the rains brings relief from the heat, but also something else: mosquitoes. While Sierra Leone suffers all through the year, the rainy seasons are the worst for mosquito-...
The Telegraph •

Sierra Leone gets first doses of a malaria vaccine – but with major challenges ahead

It has been a little over a month since World Malaria Day, when Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio, addressed the nation in its fight against malaria with a landmark vaccination campaign. Since then, Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health and UNICEF have been busy rolling out the first 550,000 doses of the new vaccine to the furthest corners of the country. The vaccine RTS,S/AS01 – commercial name Mosquirix – is made by GlaxosmithKline (GSK) and is the first for two pioneering malaria jabs no...