Emergency Responses
On November 2, 2024, the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the National Public Health Agency, held a courtesy call meeting with the Gavi Press Team, which included international journalists from France, Italy, Kenya, and Uganda. The objective of their trip to Sierra Leone is to cover the major gains made by the Ministry of Health in overcoming Ebola (EVD), COVID-19, and other outbreaks in Sierra Leone. While they will focus on success stories, they also aim to understand the struggles the country faced in achieving these goals. The Deputy Minister 1 of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Charles Senessie, Deputy Executive Secretary Dr. Mohamed Alex Vandi, Expanded Program for Immunization (EPI) Manager Dr. Desmond Kangbai, and staff from the Ministry of Health and NPHA were in attendance. Dr. Senessie also spoke about the establishment of the NPHA. The team will travel to Kailahun, Koindu, and Kenema, where they will visit burial sites of Ebola victims and the grave of the late Dr. Khan, who was at the forefront of treating patients during the outbreak. This visit comes ahead of the upcoming rollout of the Ebola preventive vaccine.