FAO in Sierra Leone

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26 June 2024
With the aim to strengthen the capacities of veterinarians and para-veterinary professionals to improve country’s capacity of detection and response to infectious diseases, including zoonotic diseases that can be transmitted to humans, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture (MAFS),...
22 June 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the World Health Organization, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Ministry of Health, Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Health Security Program (GHSP) organized a table-top...
12 June 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through the project “Global Health Security (GHS) program, implemented by the Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), with funding from United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is supporting Sierra Leone to address critical capacity gaps to prevent, detect...
10 June 2024
A wind of change is blowing in Sierra Leone, one that will help ensure the people’s access to more locally produced, sustainable and nutritious food. With the ‘Feed Salone Strategy’, the Government intends to mobilize investments to boost agricultural productivity as part of its plan to enhance food security and...
21 May 2024
On 21 May 2024, a crucial consultative meeting was held at the Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL) in Teko, Sierra Leone, representing a significant advancement in combating rabies and non-rabies lyssaviruses in the region. Hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD)...
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