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Mental health care in Sierra Leone is almost non-existent. Many sufferers try to cure themselves with the help of traditional healers. [ 18 ] During the Civil War (1991–2002) , many soldiers took part in atrocities and many children [ 19 ] were forced to fight.
Sierra Leone is divided into 13 health districts that correspond to the districts of Sierra Leone except for the Western Area Rural and Western Area Urban districts which are combined into the Western Area Health district. Each district has a health management team and an average of 50 peripheral health units (PHU) and over 100 technical staff.
The president of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus disease 2019 on 31 March, a 37-year-old man who traveled from France on 16 March and had been in isolation since. [10] This single case remained active at the end of the month. [11]
Sierra Leone’s director of mental health at the ministry declined to comment to the AP. “Transforming mental health is a long game, it takes time,” said Giuseppe Raviola, a director at ...
On 17 August 2012, Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma announced that the outbreak was a national public health crisis. [3] At this time the cholera outbreak had a mortality rate of 1.8% in the country, nearly double the threshold for a state of emergency. [22]
The Ministry of Health and Sanitation is the health ministry of Sierra Leone. As of 2021 [update] , the Health Minister is Dr. Austin H. Demby. Their offices are located on the fourth floor of the Youyi Building, Brookfields , Freetown .
Pages in category "Health in Sierra Leone" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Pages in category "Disease outbreaks in Sierra Leone" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.