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Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health
UNICEF works with the Government to ensure quality and uninterrupted delivery of comprehensive health services to children and women in Sierra Leone
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A new heartbeat: Transforming maternal care in Makeni Government Hospital
Makeni, - At the Makeni Government Hospital, the main regional referral hospital in Sierra Leone’s northern region, a transformation is taking place in maternal healthcare. With thanks to a partnership between the Government of Sierra Leone and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), and with technical support from ...
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Saving the life of a pre-term baby at the Special Care Baby Unit in Bo, Sierra Leone
Bo , – When Nancy Moses, a mother of two, returned with her 11-month-old baby, Miracle, to the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at the Bo Government Hospital this time round, it was not for the hospitalization of her baby but for a regular follow-up visit to check the status of his health. Miracle was discharged from...
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Oxygen plant breathes a new lease of life for patients in Makeni
Makeni –, At the Special Care Baby Unit at Makeni Hospital in the northern region of Sierra Leone, six prematurely born babies sleep peacefully while receiving oxygen support to help them survive. Four of the babies have difficulty breathing on their own, so tubes have been placed through their noses to help them...
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New bill of health for children under-five in Sierra Leone
Freetown, – As she walked briskly and entered the gates of the Hastings Community Health Centre in rural Freetown with her three and half year-old son, Marian Sheriff, a mother of two, heaved a sigh of relief. With cupped hands, she said: “thank God I am finally here, and my son’s health will be given the necessa...
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The tireless work of Community Health Workers to support mothers and children’s health
Kono, Sierra Leone - , At Weima village, Fiama chiefdom in Kono district, Community Health Worker, Kadiatu Karim has dedicated her afternoon to visiting young mother, Isata Marah, whose baby is just one week old. Kadiatu has kept a close eye on 19-year-old Isata’s health and wellbeing from the time of her pregnanc...
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Supporting midwives to deliver essential care to mothers and babies during the pandemic
Freetown -, As a midwife, Agnes Hagan gets fulfilment and joy from safely bringing babies into this world and ensuring that each mother coming through King Harman Road Hospital in Freetown, receives the best care throughout their pregnancy, delivery and after the birth of their child. The emergence of COVID-19 in...
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Special Care Baby Units - Protecting the lives of babies born too soon
Freetown -, Abibatu Conteh (22 years), stands close to the cradle which has kept her baby girl safe since she was born prematurely four weeks back at the Ola During Children’s Hospital. A few weeks ago, Abibatu would also visit the cradles of her two other babies, as she delivered a set of triplets. Sadly, the o...
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Free Health Care Initiative helps to improve maternal, neonatal and child health in Sierra Leone
Goderich, Sierra Leone –, Mariama Marah (17 years), has taken a ride on a public motorbike to leave her house and head to the Metchem Peripheral Health Unit (PHU) in Goderich, Western Area Rural District. It has not been a long ride, but for a young expectant mother, who is not feeling well, the journey seemed to...
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Community Health Workers striving to ensure continuity of health service delivery during COVID-19
Hastings, Sierra Leone , – It’s a Monday evening, and Adama Kamara has closed her small-scale grocery business for the day. She packs her items, gets a fresh mask on and heads out to visit the pregnant women and children under the age of five in New Site community. Adama has been serving as a volunteer Community H...
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Saving the lives of newborns through expert care and support at SCBUs
With every pregnancy, a woman’s dream is to have a safe and healthy delivery after nine months. There is also the sweet expectation to receive the baby, cuddle and love them endlessly from the very moment they are born. For some mothers however, the birth of the baby comes with complications which require immediat...
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Remarks by Rushnan Murtaza, UNICEF Deputy Representative, at the press launch of a mass bed net distribution
From 22nd to 31st May this year, Sierra Leone will see its biggest ever distribution of mosquito nets with 4.6 million being distributed across 14 districts. This distribution of mosquito nets will no doubt contribute towards the reduction of the malaria disease which happens to be the biggest killer disease amon...
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Volunteer health workers ensure lifesaving health services and information get to remote areas
Hurgon, Sierra Leone, - The community of Hurgon is located in Sierra Leone’s Falaba District – formerly part of Koinadugu District, in the country’s Northern Province. With a population of approximately 200 people divided between about 50 or 60 households, the community relies largely on farming activities to supp...