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Sierra Leone Information Resources

There are many resources available to find out more about Sierra Leone. Here are a few that might be of interest.


Current Information

CIA World Factbook: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Embassy in Washington

US Embassy in Sierra Leone

NY Times Article: Sierra Leone Diamonds

United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone

News Updates from Sierra Leone

BBC Diary: Sierra Leone Slum Medic

More Current News/Updates

History: Recent and Past

WHO Recent History and Impact on Health

United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (recent history)

Sierra Leone Encyclopedia 2007 (joint UN/GoSL project)

Truth and Reconciliation Report

BBC On this day

Tourist Spots

Bunce Island, a British slave castle in Sierra Leone

Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary

Gola Forest Reserve

Tourist Information: Visit Sierra Leone!

Books and Novels

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah

A Dirty War in West Africa: The RUF and the Destruction of Sierra Leone
Lansana Gberie

Tropical Medicine in Action:
Tulane's Training and Research Program in Sierra Leone
Tropical Medicine Seminar Series
Monday, December 1, 2008
Tidewater 1201, 12noon

Infectious Disease and Travel Medicine Resources

Stay Updated!

Travel Health Guidelines

Pictured
above, left to right
1. A representative from Ben Hirsh, a local child protection agency in Kenema, talks to students about their program.
2. 
Students listen intently as they learn about Paracheck, a malaria diagnostic tool being tested in MSF clinics in Bo.
3. 
Two students show off their
African-style outfits.
4. Students relax in the shade of the KGH laboratory porch.

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Created by Katie Sheahan McCarthy, September 2008
Last updated March 31, 2009

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Banner image by Jim Gathany, courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.