Victims say company was complicit with police in false imprisonment, assault, rape, and fatal shooting
Many girls became orphans, then sex workers as they struggled to survive on the streets after an 11-year civil war
60 migrants recently returned from Libya with international help
People dying as country waits for dialysis unit to open
US-based tech company makes machine that supplies anesthesia even when electricity, oxygen go out
One witness recounts seeing ceiling around her fall as blasts struck; another stranded passenger says he won’t let attacks stop him from traveling
Paralyzed by polio as a child, George Wyndham of Sierra Leone finds joy, success through table tennis; playing allows him to ‘forget about my disability,’ he said
Previously barred from attending school, expectant teenage mothers in African country now have option to enroll in alternative school program
Briefings with pregnant women detail Zika threat; prevalence of malaria in Africa means people there familiar with mosquito-borne diseases, WHO spokeswoman says
‘As a precautionary measure, we think we should start stepping up our security efforts,’ says spokesperson for Office of National Security
Large amounts of seaweed have been washing up on the beaches of Sierra Leone, other countries in West Africa and the Caribbean; scientists say climate change may be to blame
Sunday, October 11, is the International Day of the Girl Child, which recognizes girls' rights and the challenges they face such as child marriage
Sierra Leone was on a 42-day countdown to being declared Ebola free
Killer disease still haunts many, with burial workers and others needing psychological help in country with few trained professionals
Top US health official cites unsafe burials, private home care for Ebola victims as main reasons for ongoing cases
Mission winds down at week's end amid concern about a cluster of possible new cases in the region
Many dog owners fear their pets could infect them with the virus and have abandoned them, leading to the increase and sparking fears of rabies
Residents were told to stay at home while volunteers went door to door educating people on Ebola prevention and encouraging sick people to seek treatment
It is believed that against all medical advice, some people in the nation continue to bury the dead themselves, bringing them into contact with the virus
Government hopes Infection and Prevention Control Units, IPC, will help protect patients and healthcare workers
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