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The MCOE opened its doors to the very first patients for inpatient maternal and neonatal care. The day marked a profound transition following years of planning, collaboration, and construction with the delivery of lifesaving care for women and newborns.
When a woman in labor arrives in a maternity ward with signs of obstetric distress, health care workers face a crucial choice: whether to pursue an emergency c-section. Because as soon as they decide a c-section is needed, it’s a race against the clock.
“Limitless,” said Nurse-Midwife Isata Dumbuya, describing the access she had to blood as a clinician working for the United Kingdom’s National Health Service. “As many units as you needed would be available at the drop of a hat.
Sierra Leone Psychiatric Teaching Hospital, the oldest in sub-Saharan Africa, celebrated major renovations. Once lacking essentials, it now provides dignified mental health care, thanks to PIH’s partnership.
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, patients aren’t just at risk of contracting its resulting illness, COVID-19.
PIH launched mental health care at Koidu Government Hospital in 2019, training CHWs and counselors to provide therapy and medication, reducing stigma, and supporting patients in Kono, Sierra Leone.
In mid-March, when Dr. Chiyembekezo Kachimanga stood in front of a hushed crowd of Partners In Health (PIH) staff members and began talking about COVID-19, the disease had not yet made its way to Sierra Leone—but he knew it soon would, and time was short.
This month’s rollout of an electronic medical records system at a Partners In Health clinic in Sierra Leone already is having transformative impacts for patients, staff, and care.
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.