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In 2012, Richard saw first-hand the challenges facing health services at Koidu Government Hospital. Today, he works at Partners In Health Sierra Leone, ensuring others receive better care.
Across Kono District, in the rural east of Sierra Leone, Partners In Health-supported health facilities are busier than ever. It’s not that patient needs are increasing—it’s that the quality of health care available is, thanks to PIH and the Ministry of Health & Sanitation’s partnership.
Every other Friday in Kono District, Sierra Leone, the quiet, serene campus of Wellbody Clinic’s birth waiting home erupts with noise. Women chat. Toddlers squeal. A wood fire crackles.
After a deadly fuel tanker explosion in Freetown on November 5, PIH rapidly responded, deploying staff and supplies to aid hundreds of burn victims and support a critical disaster response.
Partners In Health remembers Hassan Bunduka, who tragically died on November 7 from injuries sustained in the November 5 fuel tanker explosion and fire in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
The headaches began in July 2019—but up until then, 13-year-old Emma* Gbonbor was living a healthy, happy life at home in Kono District, Sierra Leone.
PIH’s adult education program in Sierra Leone, where only 43% of the population is literate, has helped hundreds of people go to school and access an education once out of reach.
Dr. Allieu spearheaded Sierra Leone’s first child mental health unit, offering free care to children like Mabinty, now seizure-free and returning to school. The unit combats stigma and provides hope.
From the time he was admitted to Lakka Government Hospital, Sierra Leone’s only dedicated tuberculosis facility, staff knew that 18-year-old Hassan* was special.