By Chernor Alimamy Kamara The opposition All Peoples Congress () party has accused the Judiciary of Sierra Leone of unfair treatment, noting its failure to serve justice to its members who have fallen victim to Political intimidations and attacks across the country. In an interview with Politico, the Publicity Secretary Sidi Yaya …

experiences of women from Sierra Leone regarding access to treatment for breast cancer (Travers, 2016). A literature gap exists regarding women's experiences in Sierra Leone with access to breast cancer treatment (Travers, 2016). This study was necessary to identify potential barriers to accessing breast cancer treatment based on women's

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 October 2018: Sierra Leone's Minister of Health and Sanitation Dr. Alpha T. Wurie, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Varian Medical Systems in the USA to establish Sierra Leone's first radiotherapy centre for cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Sierra Leone. Report on the human rights situation covering 2022. Amnesty International Report 2022/23; The State of the World's Human Rights; Sierra Leone 2022 (Periodical Report, English) en ID 2089602. 20 March 2023 | USDOS – US Department of State (Author) Sierra Leone.

Hematology and Cancer Untold supports health care providers in Sierra Leone, who strive to provide better health care for everyone affected either by Sickle Cell or Breast Cancer. top of page. HEMATOLOGY AND CANCER UNTOLD. Email: info@hacusl | Tel: (215) 547 - 1939. Home. Our Team. Get Invovled. Internships.

Welcome to. Lung Health Centre. Lung Health Centre is a non-profit organisation that aims to provide diagnosis and treatment for chronic lung diseases. Our initial focus will be on the diagnosis and treatment of COPD and Asthma in Sierra Leone, and we will undertake research to better understand these diseases and their causative factors.

Sierra Leone is a constitutional republic with a directly elected president and a unicameral legislature. In March 2018 the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party candidate, Julius Maada Bio, won the presidential elections. ... The vast majority of persons with mental disabilities received no treatment or public services. At the Sierra Leone ...

After years of violence and the devastation of Ebola, Sierra Leone's health professionals can finally look beyond urgent crises. ... The team commended Sierra Leone's commitment to provide access to radiotherapy treatment as a key priority, while re-building and training the country's health workforce to support the new facilities. ...

Sierra Leone is a constitutional republic with a directly elected president and a unicameral legislature. In 2018 the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party candidate, Julius Maada Bio, won the presidential elections. ... Most persons with mental disabilities received no treatment or public services. At the Sierra Leone Psychiatric Hospital ...

This public-private partnership in Sierra Leone was a collaboration between USAID's Human Resources for Health in 2030 (HRH2030) program; the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; the Pharmacy Consultancy of Sierra Leone; and the Sierra Leone National Malaria Control …

Social and health factors associated with adverse treatment outcomes among people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Sierra Leone: a national, retrospective cohort study. Lancet Glob Health. 2022; 10 : e543-e554

This year's expansion of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is dramatically improving access to treatment for Sierra Leoneans …

Background Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a major public health problem globally. The tuberculosis rate in Sierra Leone is 298 per 100,000 people, and it is considered a country with ...

The Sierra Leone country health profiles provide an overview of the situation and trends of priority health problems and the health systems profile, including a description of institutional frameworks, trends in the national response, key issues and challenges. ... Medical treatment is often a last resort in Sierra Leone with most patients ...

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been working with Sierra Leone 's Ministry of Health through the National Leprosy and Tuberculosis Control Program since 2020, with a ...

Other articles where history of Sierra Leone is discussed: Sierra Leone: History: This discussion focuses on Sierra Leone from the 15th century. For a treatment of earlier periods and of the country in its regional context, see western Africa, history of.

Beginning on October 1, 2020, the United States designated Sierra Leone an official PEPFAR country, and over the last year, nearly 50,000 Sierra Leoneans benefited from PEPFAR programs. Meanwhile over 1,200 HIV- commercial workers have been enrolled in preventative treatment programs through PEPFAR, thus reducing …

The National Guideline for management of tuberculosis in Sierra Leone was revised in June 2022 and again this year and is at its final stage of editing. This guideline includes the management of tuberculosis in children & adolescents and has the recent WHO Treatment Decision Algorithm for Children included.

Sierra Leone has an estimated treatment gap of 98% for severe mental illness (Alemu et al, 2012). Historically, mental healthcare was delivered at 'Kissy Lunatic Asylum' which opened in 1820 and was the oldest asylum in sub-Saharan Africa (Akyeampong et al, 2015). Now referred to as the Sierra Leone Psychiatric Hospital (SLPH), it remains ...

Background The West Africa Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in 2014–2016 was declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) a public health emergency of international concern. Most of the previous studies done in Sierra Leone relating to the clinical and epidemiological features of EVD during the 2014–2016 West …

Objective: To assess the diagnosis, treatment outcomes, and predictors of mortality in adult tuberculosis (TB) patients in an urban setting with a high HIV prevalence. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted of adult TB patients aged ≥15 years who were treated at Connaught Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone from January through December 2017.

In Magburaka, the treatment center admitted two patients on December 15. The plan is to gradually expand both locations to 100 beds in the coming weeks. The ETCs are just one example of MSF's efforts to collaborate with Sierra Leone's National Ebola Response Commitee to step up capacity in hot spots and to respond to the increase in …

Total $371,347,948 $199,869,262 $171,478,686 $94,846,469 $90,221,657 $74,372,530 82% SIERRA LEONE 3.2+ million people targeted 27 Million UsD Funded 98 Million UsD Total Funding Requirement UN CoViD-19 soCio-eCoNoMiC resPoNse (serP) sierra LeoNe hUMa Nitaria resPoNse PLaN (sLhrP) 3.4+ million people targeted 20 Million UsD …

The civil war that ravaged Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2002 destroyed the country's infrastructure including its health systems. Angel Desai talks to Dr Muctarr Jalloh about the effects of the war on health services in his country. "The dream of the government is that one day we will be able to manage our health problems ourselves.

From clinician to suspect case: my experience after a needle stick in an Ebola treatment unit in Sierra Leone. From clinician to suspect case: my experience after a needle stick in an Ebola treatment unit in Sierra Leone Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Feb;92(2):225-226. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0769. ...

The result is that Sierra Leone has one of the most primitive cancer services in the developing world. "In Sierra Leone today no modern equipment is available for the screening, and treatment of cancer …

This revised Treatment Guidelines is a product of several years of work and experience by professional medical practitioners on treatment of HIV/AIDS cases in Sierra Leone. Many people contributed to the development of the original and indeed the review of this book.

Sierra Leone is a low-income country in West Africa with five geographical regions, such as the Western Area and North, East, South and Northwestern regions with a population of 7 million in 2015. ... but could be related to the introduction of dolutegravir-based regimen to the Sierra Leone treatment program in 2020, which may not be the …

Standard Treatment Guidelines_Sierra Leone 2021 Edition. Size: 5.49 . Hits: 49. Date added: 01-03-2024. Download Preview. pdf. Standard List of Equipment 2022 Consolidated - Different Levels of HC facilities. Size: 5.14 . Hits: 15. Date added: 15-03-2024. Download Preview. pdf. National Medicines Policy_Sierra Leone 2020 Edition.

The current grant includes investment in HIV programs focussed on key populations including Workers (FSW), men who have with men (MSM), and people who inject drugs (PWID). The Secretariat requires the services of a consultant to Pilot the Implementation of Needle and Syringe Exchange Program in Sierra Leone.