Sierra Leone has a population of some 4 million people over a land area of 71740 square kilometers, giving a density of some 55 persons per square kilometer on the average. There are 18 languages, distributed as shown in Table 1 . (The percentages in Table 1 are derived from the 1963 ...
Define sierran. sierran synonyms, sierran pronunciation, sierran translation, English dictionary definition of sierran. n. 1. A rugged range of mountains having an irregular or jagged profile. 2. Any of several mackerels of the genus Scomberomorus, espec
Onabamiro S. D. : Studies in schistosomiasis in Sierra Leone. 2. Seasonal fluctuation in the population density of Bulinus (Physopsis) globosus and Bulinusforskalii in a schistosomiasis endemic town in Sierra Leone. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasit., 1972, 66, 375-383....
To document the prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in an unstudied community, a survey of 130 participants from different areas of Sierra Leone was performed. The focus was on cardiovascular disease because its prevalence had not been studied and World Health Organization (WHO) ...
Sierra Leone is a country with a diverse population, consisting of various ethnic groups, religions, and languages. The flag’s symbolism of peace and justice, as represented by the white stripe, underscores the importance of unity within diversity. The white stripe highlights the country’s goal...
How poverty, density, and fragmentation in Sierra Leone's capital city fueled the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.
The estimated population size of the 2014 EBOV from Sierra Leone steadily increased from July to early October, and then entered a plateau period (Fig. 3c). This therefore implies that the effective population size of the 2014 EBOV became stable in October, which was also broadly consistent ...
Currently,Sierra Leone has no domestic resin production. All plastics in the value chain – approximately 130,000 mt per annum in 2019 – originate from outside the country. Nearly 90% is finished or semi-finished products and packaging while the remainder is resin used by the relatively small...
Open Health 2020; 1: 51-63Research Article Emmanuel Osuteye*, Braima Koroma, Joseph Mustapha Macarthy, Sulaiman Foday Kamara, Abu ContehFighting COVID-19 in Freetown, Sierra Leone: the critical role of community organisations in a growing pandemichttps://doi.org/10.1515/openhe-2020-0005 ...
On August 14, 2017, a compound geohazard in Freetown, Sierra Leone, caused thousands of fatalities and destroyed hundreds of houses. Land use change is considered the main factor contributing to geohazard initiation. Here, we use Freetown as a case study to quantitatively assess the magnitude of...