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News channel or source: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-community-health-officers-sierra-leone.html
Published on: Thursday 14 May 2026
Fourteen years ago, NTNU surgeon Håkon Bolkan made a prediction about a training program he and his colleagues had newly begun to expand access to surgery in the West African country of Sierra Leone. ...
News Sierra Leone » Eastern » Health: Project Hope: Improving Maternal Health in Sierra Leone
News channel or source: https://www.csis.org/analysis/project-hope-improving-maternal-health-sierra-leone
Published on: Wednesday 20 March 2024
This transcript is from a CSIS podcast published on March 21, 2024. Listen to the podcast here. Mvemba Phezo Dizolele: Welcome to Into Africa. My name is Mvemba Phezo Dizolele. I'm a Senior Fellow and ...
News Sierra Leone » Eastern » Health: Obstetric Violence Deadly for Sierra Leone Women, Newborns
News channel or source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/11/02/obstetric-violence-deadly-for-sierra-leone-women-newborns
Published on: Sunday 02 November 2025
Women giving birth in public hospitals in Sierra Leone who are unable to pay informal fees face dangerous neglect and abuse by health care providers, in some cases leading to the deaths of women or ...