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By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Heightened efforts on response by traditional leaders and healers in the Northern region since the Government of Sierra Leone through the National Coronavirus Emergency Response Center (NaCOVERC) and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation initiated a nationwide 10-day vaccination surge has been reported by District Coronavirus Emergency Response Centers (DiCOVERCs), health workers and others interviewed by this writer to have been meaningful letting many people turned out for the vaccine. Civil Society and Human Rights Activist John Banato Sesay the Chairman of Citizens Rights (a Civil Society organization) when interviewed said Traditional Leaders and Healers have been supportive to both DiCOVERCs and the District Health Management Teams-(DHMTs) leading to the increase in the number of vaccinated persons. "I have noted the role of Traditional Leaders and Healers on awareness raising, taking leadership of the vaccine roll out to help kick against the po...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Former Teddy Football club forward Amadu Conteh who is on a maiden spell with Sierra Leone Men’s top-tier side Wusum Stars of Makeni has revealed that his ambition is to score goals for his new club when he is given the nod. Conteh last Wednesday scored the Curtain raiser for Wusum Stars against his former club Teddy FC at the Wusum Stadium in Makeni during a pre-season friendly match that saw him earned his maiden victory with the Black and Yellow men since he completed his move to the club two weeks ago. “Before the encounter I never expected to score against my previous club-(Teddy FC) a side I’m forever grateful to for the team had contributed immensely towards my career as player, but I’m again thankful that God helped me to score my first goal for my new club-(Wusum Stars) plus an assist that polished our 3-1 victory, the forward added. When asked about his ambition with Wusum Stars ahead of the resumption of the nation’s elite league which will comm...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Following the goalless encounter between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone on home soil last Thursday, Awoko interviewed the Assistant coach-1 of Sierra Leone senior Men’s team Leone Stars Amidu Karim about the match result and he says the encounter was a good test for his side. “We had a good game against Ethiopia; a very formidable side that was unable to edge our dominated home-based side after full time is reality an encouraging outcome for our players who were swift to go by our game plan. Despite my players did not score as we would had love, explained the Leone Stars technician. The former Sierra Leone International defender added that the encounter was a good test and a perfect opener of their preparation for the 2021 delayed Total-Energies Africa Cup of Nations that will be held in Cameroon next year. Sierra Leone is in the same group with Algeria, Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea and the four nations will be battling for the top two slots from Group-E t...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Northern-East region popular first division side Bombali Shebora FC are bracing up with intense daily trainings joining several other clubs across the country aiming to impress in the districts, regional and national play offs on route to the nation’s male top-tier. The Makeni based side defeated upcoming football ball Academy boys “Born and Raised” last Wednesday 2-1 during a pre-season friendly encounter at the Makeni Wusum Stadium. Assistant coach one of Bombali Shebora Alusine Conteh nicknamed “Abega” in a post match interview told Awoko that he is happy that his side won the friendly match by two goals to one against a young talented side but emphasized that he’s not boarded by the match outcome for his main focus was to put to test some of the new faces the club as singed from various Football clubs in Bombali district as part of their preparation for an exciting football season ahead. “I’ll be banking on a lot of players in the squad to excel in the...

By: Amadu Wurie Timbo The National Civil Registration Authority on Monday 25th October 2021 trained Healthcare Workers on Births and Deaths Digital Registration and Notification. Commenced at the Bombali District Council Hall in Makeni, Northern Sierra Leone, the event was categorized as ‘Training of Trainers’ for 40 Healthcare Workers functioning in distinct Government Healthcare Centres across Bombali District who were netted with Births and Deaths data collection training. Wherein they are expected to further cascade the message to colleagues at Healthcare centres level to ensure even contribution in this new system of Digital Registration and Notification. In his presentation, Ivan Palmer the Bombali District Information Technology Officer at NCRA disclosed that, Births registration is important to be done for all new-born in the country as a way of granting them Birth Certificates; a Basic Legal Document that gives identity to a child, and automatically presents a number of rights...

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...