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Circulating Vaccine‐Derived Poliovirus Type 2 (cVDPV2) Outbreak Response With Novel Oral Poliovirus Vaccine Type 2 (nOPV2), Sierra Leone's Experience

Public Health Challenges
Background In March 2024, a circulating vaccine‐derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) was isolated in environmental samples (ESs) collected at the Mabella Sawmill Bridge environmental surveillance (ES) site. The Ministry of Health and its partners responded
Desmond M. Kangbai, Edwin N. Sesay, Nella Clemens‐Kangbai, Andrew K. Kemoh, Sallu Lansana, Hassan Benya, Aminata Nunie, Joyce M. Kallon, Edna G. Samuels, Amanda Clemens, Michael Jones, Braima Patrick Kanneh, Peter B. James, Andrew Alfred Nyakeh Jimmy, Mohamed T. M. Kallay, Tom Sesay   +15 more
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Routine vitamin A supplementation and other high impact interventions in Sierra Leone

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2020
In 2017, transition to routine vitamin A supplementation (VAS) commenced as an integrated reproductive and child health service including vaccinations, Albendazole for deworming, complementary feeding demonstrations, ‘quality’ family planning counselling
Aminata S. Koroma, Sulaiman G. Conteh, Mariama Bah, Habib I. Kamara, Mohamed Turay, Abdulai Kandeh, Anna Macauley, Henry Allieu, Anita A. Kargbo, Mustapha Sonnie, Mary H. Hodges   +10 more
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The impact on key indicators of reproductive and child health after changes in program modalities in Sierra Leone, 2019

Health Science Reports, 2021
Background and aims In 2018, the transition to routine vitamin A supplementation (VAS) was integrated with caregivers' preparation of nutritious complementary food from local produce and confidential counseling and provision of modern contraceptives.
Aminata S. Koroma, Habib I. Kamara, Francis Moses, Mariama Bah, Mohamed Turay, Abdulai Kandeh, Shekuba Kandeh, Henry Allieu, Anita Kargbo, Anna MaCauley, Mary H. Hodges, David Doledec   +11 more
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Penetrating the Silence in Sierra Leone: A Blueprint for the Eradication of Female Genital Mutilation [PDF]

, 2010
The African grassroots movement to eradicate female genital mutilation (also known as “female genital cutting” and “female circumcision,” hereinafter “FGM”) is widespread.
Cave, Anna, Farjad, Nasim, Mgbako, Chi Adanna, Saxena, Meghna, Shin, Helen   +4 more
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Seroprevalence of Ebola virus infection in Bombali District, Sierra Leone [PDF]

, 2017
A serosurvey of anti-Ebola Zaire virus nucleoprotein IgG prevalence was carried out among Ebola virus disease survivors and their Community Contacts in Bombali District, Sierra Leone. Our data suggest that the specie of Ebola virus (Zaire) responsible of
Antonella Minutolo, Brima Kargbo, Carla Montesano, Ebola Study Group, Emmanuel Iwerima, Gianluca Russo, Marta Giovanetti, Massimo Amicosante, Mattei Maurizio, Nadege Goumkwa Mafopa, Patrick Turay, Raoul Emeric Guetiya Wadoum, Thomas B. Turay, Vincent Batwala   +13 more
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Children's Ebola Recovery Assessment: Sierra Leone [PDF]

, 2015
Nearly half the population of Sierra Leone is under the age of 18 years, and the impact of the Ebola crisis on their lives now and on their future opportunities has been far-reaching: no school; loss of family members and friends to the virus; and ...
Isabelle Risso-Gill, Leah Finnegan
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Low efficacy of the combination artesunate plus amodiaquine for uncomplicated falciparum malaria among children under 5 years in Kailahun, Sierra Leone. [PDF]

, 2006
OBJECTIVE: In 2004, Sierra Leone adopted artesunate plus amodiaquine as first-line antimalarial treatment. We evaluated the efficacy of this combination in Kailahun, where a previous study had shown 70.2% efficacy of amodiaquine in monotherapy.
Balkan, S, Checchi, F, Durand, R, Grandesso, F, Guthmann, J P, Hagerman, A, Kamara, S, Lam, E, Scollo, G   +8 more
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Factors associated with COVID-19 deaths in Sierra Leone, March 2020 - March 2022

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global public health emergency that has claimed millions of lives. In Sierra Leone, limited information exists on the factors associated with COVID-19 deaths.
Stephen Lawrence Musa Kamara, Adel Hussein Elduma, Umaru Sesay, Binta Bah, Joel Francis Mansaray, Magoba Bridget, James Sylvester Squire, Amara Alhaji Sheriff, Solomon Aiah Sogbeh, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru   +9 more
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Assessing Changes in Surgical Site Infections and Antibiotic Use among Caesarean Section and Herniorrhaphy Patients at a Regional Hospital in Sierra Leone Following Operational Research in 2021

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a major public health threat to the success of surgery. This study assessed changes in SSIs and use of antibiotics among caesarean section (CS) and herniorrhaphy patients at a regional hospital in Sierra Leone ...
Satta Sylvia Theresa Kumba Kpagoi, Kadijatu Nabie Kamara, Ronald Carshon-Marsh, Alexandre Delamou, Marcel Manzi, Rugiatu Z. Kamara, Matilda Mattu Moiwo, Matilda Kamara, Zikan Koroma, Sulaiman Lakoh, Bobson Derrick Fofanah, Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Alex Bumble John Kanu, Sartie Kenneh, Joseph Sam Kanu, Senesie Margao, Edward Mberu Kamau   +16 more
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Working globally, thinking locally: providing psychosocial intervention training in Sierra Leone [PDF]

, 2014
This article reflects on the work of a project that brings Clinical Psychologists from Europe and the United States to Sierra Leone to train local workers in psychosocial interventions.
Ebert, Beate, White, Ross
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