Turkish Ambassador Pays Follow-up visit to IGP on PIKM Regulation By Kembay Police Headquarters George Street Freetown, Wednesday 28th February, 2024 Her Excellency the Turkish Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Madam Sibel Erkan has visited the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. William Fayia Sellu to know the SLP stands on the Police Coordination and Cooperation Center (PIKM), ahead of the 5-6 May and 15-17 July, 2024 OIC meetings in Banju and Yaounde respectively. In her presentations, Her Excellency Madam Erkan discloses that, her visit was to know if the SLP is interested in being part of the Police Coordination and Cooperation Center (PIKM) establishment following the 13th Summit heads of States and Government of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The PIKM she went on to explained would be established to combat terrorism, extremism, organised crime and to strengthen capacities of PIKM members states. "For the Center to ...
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President Bio Launches $60M Health Project
By: Zacharia Jalloh
President Dr Julius Maada Bio has just launched the Sierra Leone Quality Essential Health Services and Systems Support Project at an auspicious occasion at State House. The project is a Government project that is funded by World Bank.
The Project will target 5 Districts -. Bonthe, Tonkolili, Kailahun, Falaba and Western Area Rural. It aims at reducing maternal mortality rate from 717 per 100,000 to less than 300 per 100,000 in those districts.
The Country Manager of World Bank Mr. Abdu Muwonge in his statement commended government's commitment to improving the health sector and assured government of the Bank's support to the project.
The Minister of Health and Sanitation Dr. Austin Demby assured citizens that every penny meant for the project will be utilized for the intended purpose. He disclosed that, the support from World Bank is not a repayable loan.
President Bio continues to ensure Sierra Leone is provided with the best of health systems as promised in his manifesto. "There is no meaningful development without the wellbeing of the people. The people are at the center of my government's development agenda," President Bio asserted.
More details later.
Strategic Communications Unit MIC.
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