What is happening on non-communicable disease in Sierra Leone, across West Africa and on the wider continent.
We gather items from WHO African Region, the NCD Alliance, Resolve to Save Lives, the NCDI Poverty Network, research partners and our own members. Use the filters to narrow by theme.
September 2026
In 2024 a Sierra Leonean delegation travelled to Queen Mary University of London to explore research and training partnerships. That visit is where the conversation started that became SLASH, the…
Read about the delegation visitSeptember 2026
The salt and hypertension study has finished its urban phase, with 270 24-hour urine samples collected. Fieldwork moves to Kono district in October.
Read more31 August 2026
Singing, games and disease self-management lessons at an integrated camp for young people in Sierra Leone living with type 1 diabetes or sickle cell disease.
Read on NCDI Poverty2024
A Sierra Leonean delegation visited Queen Mary University of London to discuss research and training partnerships across health and education.
Read on Queen Mary31 August 2026
Mohamed Tejan, 19, travels nearly 200 miles from Freetown for sickle cell care and free medicine that is not available to him in the capital at any price.
Read on NCDI Poverty2023
Dr Dan Youkee, Professor Catherine Sackley and colleagues published case fatality rates and functional outcomes from the first prospective stroke register in the country. The findings are the strongest argument…
Read the study26 February 2026
Care at the Koidu clinic let Umu Barrie finish her studies and start teaching. She now wants to help other people with diabetes change their lives.
Read on NCDI Poverty9 May 2025
Patients, clinicians, Ministry officials and community members gathered to mark a milestone for chronic disease care outside Freetown.
Read on NCDI PovertyMay 2026
Vertical disease programmes built strong supply chains that NCD services cannot use, and pull the best staff into better-paid donor roles.
Read the reviewOngoing
The WHO Regional Office for Africa publishes country news, campaign material and technical guidance on cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory disease across the region.
Visit WHO AFROOngoing
The global alliance carries member news, advocacy briefings and analysis from the UN process, including material from national alliances across Africa.
Visit NCD AllianceOngoing
Practical implementation stories on hypertension control programmes, sodium reduction and trans fat elimination, much of it from African health systems.
Visit Resolve to Save LivesOngoing
The national commission page carries the PEN-Plus programme updates, patient stories and the integrated care model being rolled out across district hospitals.
Visit NCDI PovertyOngoing
Project records for diabetes and hypertension work in Western Area and Pujehun, including the hyperglycaemia in pregnancy protocol rollout with CUAMM and COMAHS.
Visit World Diabetes Foundation