WHO Sierra Leone

Preparedness begins with informed communities.

In Grafton, Ambassador Hiroshi Yoshimoto joined WHO, @slnpha and the @mohs_sl to see how a Japan-supported project helps communities share accurate health information, strengthening mpox response and Ebola preparedness across 🇸🇱

Today, WHO handed over Ebola lab kits to @slnpha: 480 PCR tests & 500 extraction kits that detect all five Ebola strains and Marburg. Preparedness is now above 80%, with 100% the target. No Ebola cases in Sierra Leone. The kits will support decentralized testing & faster results.

On 20 October 2026 in Freetown, adolescents and young people took the floor at the Dialogue Forum, part of International Adolescent Health Week (12-19 October), organized with support from WHO and Save The Children. They named key health challenges and proposed actions.#IAHW2026

Sierra Leone has launched a three-day Vaccine Portfolio Optimization and Prioritization (VPOP) exercise led by NITAG, in collaboration with EPI, WHO, @UNICEFSL, @slrcstoday, CHAI, & @AfenetSL, to support the country's @gavi6.0 strategy application.

Over four days in Port Loko districts, @mohs_sl officers and partners strengthened skills in applying WHO Gender, Equity and Human Rights tools. With support from WHO S/L and @WHOAFRO Gender experts, participants developed actions to advance equitable health outcomes nationwide.