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CHARLOTTE, 22 January 2009 (IRIN) - The recently-built health centre in the Sierra Leonean village of
Charlotte was shuttered. Inside were lamps without bulbs, infant scales that had not weighed any babies,
an unused baby cot, boxes of surgical plaster, unopened bottles of formaldehyde, and rows of beds
without mattresses. Two apartments next door intended for health centre staff remained unoccupied.
Since the health centre - on the outskirts of the capital Freetown - was opened in June 2007 by then
Health Minister Abattor Thomas, no patients have been treated. At the opening ceremony, the minister
said solar-powered lights, running water and at least one doctor would soon arrive.
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DAKAR, 15 January 2009 (IRIN) - Health experts in Sierra Leone say the country’s bottom-ranking for
child mortality in the UN Children’s Fund’s annual State of the World’s Children report masks progress the
country has made in mother and child health in recent years. Of every 1,000 children born in Sierra
Leone each year, 262 will die before age five, and 2,100 women die out of every 100,000 live births,
according to UNICEF. But health experts say despite the alarming statistics, child mortality rates are
improving.
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LOS ANGELES- 19 Dec. 2008--AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is proud to announce that it has
received a "Letter of Appreciation" from the government of Sierra Leone expressing gratitude for AHF's
partnership in the recent "One Million Tests/World AIDS Day 2008" campaign. The worldwide campaign
spearheaded by AHF, brought together 1000 global partners in 72 countries, including
non-governmental organizations (NGOs), local and national governments, international relief agencies,
faith-based organizations and civil society in a collaborative effort to conduct free HIV tests to one
million people around the global in observance of World AIDS Day 2008. (Business Wire)
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DAKAR - 18 Dec. 2008 - For the second consecutive year Sierra Leone has come last in the UN
Development Programme ranking of human development indicators of 179 countries. Some analysts say
Sierra Leone is nonetheless advancing in some areas and that the impact of the country’s 11-year civil
war must be taken into account for a full measure of progress.(IRN News)
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Freetown - 15 Dec. 2008 - A court in Sierra Leone has overturned treason convictions for 11 men. It is
the first successful appeal against a death penalty in that country, opening the possibility of an eventual
end to capital punishment there.
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Freetown - 15 Dec. 2008 - Former Grey's Anatomy star Isaiah Washington has become an official citizen
of Sierra Leone, making him the first African-American man to gain citizenship in the African continent
based solely on DNA. The Texas-born actor has spent several months working with Sierra Leone's
President Ernest Bai Koroma for his nationwide initiative that seeks to raise $250,000 to help improve the
lives of one million children in Sierra Leone. (Contactmusic.com)
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Freetown - 12 Dec. 2008 -The family of the former President of Sierra Leone, Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan
Kabbah has confirmed the sad news of the passing away of his last child Ahmad Tejan Kabba;
nicknamed Junior. The 37 year old Ahmed Tejan Kabbah (Jnr). was named after his famous father.
Junior, as he was popularly known, passed away on December 12, 2008 at a hospital in Lagos, Nigeria as
preparations were being made to urgently evacuate him to London, England for further treatment. No
immediate cause of death was given. His remains will be flown to Freetown for burial. The staff of ABC
Television-Africa sends their sincere condolences to the president and his entire family. May God guide
him and rest his soul in peace. (Awareness Times, S.L)
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Freetown — A court in Sierra Leone has overturned treason convictions for 11 men. It is the first
successful appeal against a death penalty in that country, opening the possibility of an eventual end to
capital punishment there.
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Freetown - The leaders of four West African states on Wednesday agreed to establish a joint border
security unit and called for intelligence sharing between them. Liberia, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone and
Guinea agreed to a "joint border security and confidence-building unit in all four countries as a matter of
urgency," they said in a statement. The four countries are part of the Mano River Union (MRU) economic
organisation. (News24.com)
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The USA Green Card Lottery is now underway for 2009. Each year, thousands of people from all over the
world get a chance to win the lottery and immigrate to the United States with their family members. Take
a chance and click on the U.S flag to apply for yours today. This message is provided to you as a
Community Public Service Announcement from ABC Television-Africa (ABC). ABC is not responsible for
the information you provide to the site; and we do not participate in any way to help people complete
the application.
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Freetown - Eighteen people, half of them South American nationals, are due to appear in a Sierra
Leone high court on Wednesday to answer charges over a record cocaine haul, state radio said on
Saturday. In all 25 people have been arrested since police found 600kg of cocaine in a Venezuelan
plane bearing a fake Red Cross emblem at Freetown's international Lungi airport on July 13.
(News24.com)
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