sierra leone

03Sep

£193,000 worth of medical aid sent to Sierra Leone
£193,000 worth of medical aid sent to Sierra Leone

At the end of Summer 2024, our latest container of medical supplies was sent on it’s way to Sierra Leone. The aid we are sending will support 6 partner health … Continue reading £193,000 worth of medical aid sent to Sierra Leone

05Oct

£144,000 worth of medical supplies sent to Sierra Leone
£144,000 worth of medical supplies sent to Sierra Leone

On Wednesday 27th September, Inter Care sent the third shipping container of medical supplies to Sierra Leone – worth £144,000!! Thanks to Inter Care’s supporters, the charity achieved it’s target … Continue reading £144,000 worth of medical supplies sent to Sierra Leone

05Jul

Sierra Leone Shipping Container Project
Sierra Leone Shipping Container Project

Inter Care want to send a shipping container of medical supplies to support 7 health units in Sierra Leone In late Summer, we are aiming to send a 20ft shipping … Continue reading Sierra Leone Shipping Container Project

17Oct

Inter Care assists responsible prescribing
Inter Care assists responsible prescribing

As a charity, we supply antimicrobials, free of charge, to the majority of the partner health units we support, in some of the most deprived parts of rural sub-Saharan Africa. … Continue reading Inter Care assists responsible prescribing

20Oct

Obesity Rising as parts of Africa Embrace Fast Food
Obesity Rising as parts of Africa Embrace Fast Food
The growing popularity of fast food in parts of Africa is changing eating habits and affecting health. Ghana, for example, with a population of over 28 million people and pockets … Continue reading Obesity Rising as parts of Africa Embrace Fast Food

27Feb

Ebola vaccine could be available by 2018
Ebola vaccine could be available by 2018

A highly effective vaccine that guards against the deadly Ebola virus could be available by 2018, says the World Health Organisation. Trials of the vaccine, called rVSV-ZEBOV, conducted in Guinea, … Continue reading Ebola vaccine could be available by 2018

01Apr

WHO downgrades Ebola health risk
WHO downgrades Ebola health risk

The latest update on Ebola in Africa. To date there have been 12 small clusters of cases the most recent on 17th March 2016 in Guniea. The WHO says countries … Continue reading WHO downgrades Ebola health risk

15Jan

Latest on the Ebola outbreak:
Latest on the Ebola outbreak:

  Sierra Leone officials have confirmed a death from Ebola, hours after the World Health Organization declared the latest West Africa outbreak over. Read more on the BBC’s website here. … Continue reading Latest on the Ebola outbreak:

07Nov

Latest on the Ebola outbreak: 
Latest on the Ebola outbreak: 

  Sierra Leone has been declared free from Ebola disease after 42 days without a case. Read more on the BBC’s website here. Link During the Ebola outbreak in Sierra … Continue reading Latest on the Ebola outbreak: 

22Apr

Our beneficiaries in Sierra Leone have been heavily affected by the terrible Ebola outbreak.
Our beneficiaries in Sierra Leone have been heavily affected by the terrible Ebola outbreak.

So far, since the beginning of October, Inter Care has sent emergency aid to the value of over £30,000 to 6 hospitals and health centres in Sierra Leone, who are in the front line of the Ebola crisis. We have been able to do this thanks to the generosity of Pal International Ltd, Crescent Pharma Ltd and other anonymous corporations who have kindly donated the medicines and personal protective equipment that are so desperately needed.