Council of Councils
Think Global Health
Online Store
913 Results for:
Filters
October 23, 2019
Sierra Leone
Behind Sierra Leone’s Ambitious, Tech-Driven Development Plan
Sierra Leone currently ranks as one of the least developed countries in the world, with a GDP per capita of less than $300 and high levels of poverty. But President Julius Maada Bio has charted an ambitious development plan for the small West African country. Since 2017, President Bio has overseen increased investment in advanced technologies in the hopes of spurring development.
October 9, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
Avoiding Political Violence in Sierra Leone
This is a guest blog post by Mohamed Jallow, Program Development Specialist at IntraHealth International. He was previously a program associate at the Council on Foreign Relations. Sierra Leoneans g…
May 11, 2016
Wars and Conflict
Sierra Leone’s Girls in the Aftermath of Ebola
This article is by Dara Jackson-Garrett, a program associate at the Council on Foreign Relations. It has been nearly two years since Sierra Leone reported its first death caused by Ebola. The outb…
May 10, 2024
Climate Change
Communicating Climate Stories
Katherine Hardin, Andres Revkin, Alice C. Hill, and Meaghan Parker discuss local stories around climate change in the United States and advice for journalists reporting on extreme heat and weather, …
December 9, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
On-the-Ground Views of the Ebola Crisis in Liberia and Sierra Leone
Nancy A. Aossey, Laurie Garrett, and David Nabarro, join Richard E. Besser to discuss the panelists' recent trips to West African Ebola-treatment units and the international response to the crisis.
December 9, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
On-the-Ground Views of The Ebola Crisis in Liberia and Sierra Leone
Nancy A. Aossey, president and chief executive officer at International Medical Corps, Laurie Garrett, CFR’s senior fellow for global health, and David Nabarro, the UN’s special envoy on Ebola, join …
