Sentinel scientists collaborating to sequence mpox samplesKat Kendon—Kendon Photography A dangerous mpox outbreak is unfolding in Sierra Leone. In just the first week of May, cases rose by 61%, and ...

A Maryland woman says she’s fearful of going to see her family in Sierra Leon after President Donald Trump announced a travel ban and restrictions targeting mostly African and Middle Eastern countries ...

Morie Abibu, a 56-year-old father of three, lies on a hospital bed in the humid Sierra Leonean heat. He is paralyzed from the neck down. After months of immobility, his soft muscles sag and pool on ...

Dr. Alieu Kamara of Sierra Leone stands in front of a surgical bed outfitted with improvised bolsters and a foam headrest. He is the country's first and only neurosurgeon. "We used to lose a lot of ...

Alieu Kamara is the first and only neurosurgeon in Sierra Leone. "Before Dr. Kamara, there was no hope," said professor Kehinde Oluwadiya of the... Morie Abibu, a 56-year-old father of three, lies on ...