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MLI Voices, Sierra Leone - August, 2009
August 10, 2009
Even though I have worked in Sierra Leone in the past, the role of MLI Country Lead has given me the opportunity to build upon these previous experiences and to work closely with members of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), to support the implementation of health policies and reforms that they have prioritized. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health and key development partners, we are working to build capacity within the senior levels of the Ministry while simultaneously working to provide specific technical assistance: health financing and health insurance, donor coordination, human resources for health, and reproductive and child health.
Program Focus
Notwithstanding the significant challenges of reconstruction after ten devastating years of civil war in Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS) has embarked on the road to health sector reform on many fronts. The MOHS is striving to provide affordable access to quality health care and financial protection against the impoverishing effects of illness for the people of Sierra Leone.
Statistical Overview 
Capital City Freetown
Minister of Health Chief Alhaji Samuel Sam-Sumana
Total Population 5866000
Life Expectancy (years) 42
Maternal Mortality* 1,800/100,000
Under 5 Mortality 262/1,000
Literacy Rate 38
- * WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) 2005 estimates
- ** United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2007/2008, p. 226
- Remaining data from World Bank World Development Indicators 2006 (WDI) unless otherwise specified.
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An MLI Voice: Dr. LR Pathak
Jun 1 2010 - 3:37pmNepal
Over the past several months the Ministry of Health and Population has been preparing and writing its second five-year Health Sector Programme-Implementation Plan (NHSP-IP 2) 2010-2015. Preparations for the plan preceded a thorough review of the previous plan. In so doing, the current plan represents a continuation and further refinement of the previous plan to build on past successes, which included the implementation of cost-effective, evidence-based health interventions. The upcoming plan envisions added efforts in the areas of safe motherhood, child health, nutrition, population and family planning. And, due to a rise in non-communicable diseases and injuries, focuses on communication interventions to change behaviour.
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