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USAID Supports Healey IRF and Caritas in Providing Necessary Medical Equipment to Improve Health Outcomes in Sierra Leone

From left to right Rev. Sr Josephine Amara Health Coordinator, Grace Elysbeth Jones Human Resources and Evaluation Expert and Ishmeal Alfred Charles In-country Manager, Healey International Relief Foundation, Sierra Leone.

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Sierra Leone is a low-income country with a high burden of disease, high prevalence of injuries, and low surgical capacity.  In addition, frequent power outages and a shortage of ventilators significantly increases the risks and complications of surgery.

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New Deputy Mission Director for USAID Guinea and Sierra Leone

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Mrs. Izetta Minko-Moreau serves as Deputy Mission Director for USAID/Guinea and Sierra Leone. Prior to assuming her current duties, Izetta served as a Health Officer in Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, and in the West Africa Regional Office in Ghana.

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Women Realize Their Rights in Rural Sierra Leone

Sayon Mansaray, a social worker and former teacher in Koinadugu

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As in most parts of rural Sierra Leone, women in Koinadugu district have been relegated to the background by broad social and cultural constraints. As a result, they are not just denied social recognition, but suffer economic and political disempowerment as well.

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Sierra Leone Contains New Threat of Ebola With Lessons Learned

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Two community health workers

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With no new reported cases of Ebola, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared West Africa free of the deadly disease on Jan. 14, 2016—a day of joy and celebration for the region.

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