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The Ministry of Health and Sanitation (Krio: Ministri fɔ Wɛlbɔdi ɛn Sɛnitɛshɔn) 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 .
There are over 100 NGOs operating in the health care sector in Sierra Leone. The Ministry of Health and Sanitation is responsible for organizing health care and after the end of the civil war the ministry changed to a decentralized structure of health provision to try to increase its coverage. [2]
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative [2] finds that Sierra Leone is fulfilling 62.1% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income. [3] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Sierra Leone achieves 76.8% of what is expected based on its current income. [4]
The Ministry of Health established units for mental health in all 14 districts of the country almost a decade ago, but few function as intended due to a lack of trained staff and other resources.
Sierra Leone’s health ministry, the president’s office and the National Commission for Social Action office that manages the reparations program did not respond to questions.
In addition, Doctors Without Borders, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, runs three cholera treatment units in Freetown, where more than 500 patients have been treated. [28] The organisation has treated approximately 4,600 patients in Sierra Leone and Guinea since February. [4]
S. Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia) Chief Scientist Office; Ministry of Health (Serbia) Ministry of Health and Sanitation (Sierra Leone) Ministry of Health (Singapore)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security; Ministry of Defence and National Security (Sierra Leone) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Sierra Leone) Ministry of Information and Communication (Sierra Leone) Ministry of Lands, Country Planning and the Environment; Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources