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Country Update
Updated September 6, 2011
Sierra Leone hosts ASRH meeting
The Ministry of Health and Sanitation in Sierra Leone, with support from MLI, hosted a two-day participatory and interactive meeting on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH). On September 15th and 16th, multiple stakeholders met in order to discuss the needs of adolescents and to prepare an implementation plan to ensure that adolescent sexual and reproduction health services including preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) are easily accessible and friendly for young people.
Program Focus
In Sierra Leone, MLI is providing direct support to the office of the Minister of Health and is serving as a principal advisor to the Minister. In this trusted role, MLI is helping the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) to advance on their top priorities, including building a financial management system capable of efficiently generating the information required for decision-making, helping the Ministry to harmonize development assistance and move toward a Sector-wide Approach, an IHP+ Country Compact, and potentially a pool funding arrangement.
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Hon. Bangura
Zainab Bangura was appointed Minister of Health in December, 2010. She served previously as foreign minister.
Statistical Overview
Capital City Freetown
Minister of Health Honorable Zainab Bangura
Total Population 5866000
Life Expectancy (years) 42
Maternal Mortality* 1,800/100,000
Under 5 Mortality 262/1,000
Literacy Rate 38
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