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Expectant mother Sia at the maternal waiting home at Wellbody Clinic in Kono district.

A Young Mother’s Recovery from Paralysis

In Sierra Leone, maternal and child health care services are being transformed through an initiative called Quality Essential Health Services and System Support Project (QEHSSSP).

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Meet Some of PIH’s Amazing Midwives

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Partners In Health strives to address these inequalities by working with midwives—often expectant mothers’ most trusted companions—to expand access to women’s health services in the countries where we work.

A First—But Not Last—for Cancer Care in Sierra Leone

Margaret stands at the entrance of Koidu Government Hospital.

This time two years ago, Margaret had never heard of choriocarcinoma—cancer of the cervix and uterus. So when clinicians at Koidu Government Hospital (KGH), the Partners In Health-supported facility in Kono, Sierra Leone, diagnosed her with it in July 2018, she remembers feeling a wave of fearful confusion.

On the Road in Sierra Leone, Spreading Health and Hope

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When a young pregnant woman was rushed into the maternity ward at PIH-supported Koidu Government Hospital (KGH) in Kono, Sierra Leone, Isata Dumbuya, head of reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health, recognized the look of anguish on her team’s faces. 

Toddler Triplets Thrive in Sierra Leone

A man and a woman sit with 3 of their kids on their laps.

In August 2018, 17-year-old Isata Biango welcomed her triplets, Sarah, Caleb, and Isaiah Biango , into the world at PIH-supported Wellbody Clinic in Kono, Sierra Leone.

Stopping Severe Malnutrition in Sierra Leone

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In Sierra Leone, where extreme poverty means nearly half of families don’t have enough food on a daily basis, children are particularly vulnerable to malnutrition. The consequences of this lack of nutrition are staggering, and long-term.

"The Right Medicine": Young Woman Triumphs Over MDR-TB

Cylian B. Kargbo is planning for her future. “My birthday is coming up!” the 12-going-on-13-year-old from Calaba Town, Sierra Leone, proudly announced, looking ahead a few weeks when she would celebrate with, first and foremost, “pizza!” Further down the line, Cylian has even bigger dreams: “I want to be a lawyer—study abroad, then come back to Sierra Leone to help the people in my country.”