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By: Alusine Rehme Wilson The Mental Health Coordinator at the National Coronavirus Emergency Response Center (NaCOVERC), Madam Kadiatu Savage, while delivering a Presentation in Makeni on the topic: "Vaccine Hesitancy and the role of the Psychosocial pillar in the fight against COVID-19" to Parliamentarians disclosed that Myths on social media is disgustingly responsible for people’s low turnout at vaccination centers to take the COVID-19 vaccines. Madam Savage further remarked at the workshop that was organized for Members of Parliament-(MPs) and selected Representatives from both Bombali and the North-East Region Coronavirus Emergency Response Centers that, the prevailing circumstance of the wild spread of myths on social media should be urgently responded to by every Sierra Leonean. She Stressed that MPs being the sole representatives of their constituents bears the greater responsibility to deliver the factual messages they have received from the various health and...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson The Social Mobilization Pillar attached at the Bombali District Corona Virus Emergency Response Center has initiated a public sensitization to canvass residents to get vaccinated at the designated points where the COVID-19 vaccine is rolled out. The Social Mobilization Pillar Lead at DiCOVERC Bombali, Alhaji Alusine Funkuba Fofanah, who is leading the sensitization, said they collaborated with the District Health Management Team (DHMT) in Bombali to raise awareness on the availability of the AstraZeneca (A-Z) vaccine in the district and the need for people to get vaccinated Mr Fofanah and his team embarking on the sanitization are explaining the importance of people being vaccinated and the need to abide by the COVID-19 preventive measures which will minimize chances of contacting the virus. On his part, the Operations Coordinator attached at the Bombali District COVID-19 Response Office, Colonel Idrissa Sonkoi Kamara said he is also leading engagem...

By: Allusine Rehme Wilson Experienced Goalkeeper Sheku Lahai Koroma (42) of Bombali district based Sierra Leone Premier League returnees (Wusum Stars) put up an outstanding quarter hour performance on Tuesday evening during the team’s training session after Peter C. Sesay was forced to leave the sticks following a collision. Koroma who dropped his gloves at the end of the 2017-2018 football seasons and announced his retirement from active goalkeeping had since switched path and started a new journey at his former club where he is at the moment serving as GoalKeepers Coach, since 2019. In the last three years, the former Wusum Stars stopper have acquired both D and C coaching Licenses from the Sierra Leone Football Association but his Tuesday training saves made during a well attended team session by players and fans let his fans, followers and supporters of Bombali football to propose that "the veteran goalkeeper returns to action again as a goalie even though he had previousl...