A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the...Read More
By: Dr Abdul Jalloh/ Specialist Psychiatrist The mental health aspect of pandemic outbreaks often goes unrecognised. It largely determines the overall direction of the outcome in terms of morbidity and some cases, mortality. Since we currently have an infectious disease outbreak, such as Covid-19, everyone reacts differently to its attendant stressful situations. Information overload and in...Read More
By Sallieu Kanu With the fragile Sierra Leonean economy still recovering from the Ebola health crisis and past lax macroeconomic policies, the COVID‑19 shock will add to the country’s vast development challenges, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a statement on Monday. The statement came on April 6, after the Executive...Read More
By Sallieu Kanu Sierra Leone will receive a US$30 million grant from a new World Bank project benefiting seven West African countries to help harmonize and strengthen statistical systems in the respective countries. The overall objective of the project (Harmonizing and Improving Statistics in West Africa) is to strengthen the statistical systems of participating countries and...Read More
