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Success and opportunities: maternal mortality and health services in Sierra Leone [PDF]

Frontiers in Global Women's Health
IntroductionSierra Leone has made significant improvements in maternal mortality reduction; however, disparities in maternal healthcare delivery services still exist.
Kassim Kamara, Bridget Magoba, Tom Sesay, Zainab Bah, Musu Cole, Awol Yemane, Francis Moses, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru   +8 more
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Rising burden of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023: analysis of Global Burden of Disease 2023 estimates [PDF]

BMJ Neurology Open
Background Dementia is an increasing cause of disability and mortality worldwide. Primary dementia surveillance data remain limited in many low-income settings, including Sierra Leone.Objective To describe trends in Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 modelled ...
Bamba Gaye, Onome T Abiri, Mohamed B Jalloh, Gibrilla Fadlu Deen, Omar Bah, Ishmaela Bah, Abdul Aziz Suma, Melvina C Thompson, Edries Tejan, Fatima Jalloh, Foray Mohamed Foray, Monalisa M J Faulkner   +11 more
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Mapping malaria hotspots through spatial and spatio-temporal analysis in Sierra Leone, 2021–2024 [PDF]

Public Health Action
SETTING: Sierra Leone, using data from the District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2) database. OBJECTIVE: This study examined the spatial and spatio-temporal distribution of malaria incidence, and the relationship between malaria incidence and ...
A.M. Falama, O. Omoniwa, M.S. Kanu, W.K. Lahai, A.R.Y. Kamara, G. Ameh, I.F. Kamara, B.D. Fofanah, S. Kenneh, M.N. Kamara, M.A. Sesay, N. Sesay, F. Kanu, A.A. Alwani, P. Thekkur, R. Zachariah, M.S. Kanu, S. Lakoh   +17 more
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Tuberculosis preventive therapy in Sierra Leone: early implementation gaps and lessons learned [PDF]

Public Health Action
BACKGROUND: In 2023, Sierra Leone started tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) implementation. The tuberculosis programme recommends four contacts per index case for tracing and screening.
L. Farma-Grant, J.S. Kanu, B. Molleh, I.F. Kamara, A.R.Y. Kamara, N. Sesay, W.K. Lahai, B. Fofanah, M.-A. Falama, O.K. Offe Amponsah, M. Mahmoud, D.S. Grant, Y. Siatty, R. Zachariah, J. Koroma, M. Mustapha, T. Sesay, S. Kenneh   +17 more
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Retention of pregnant women living with HIV across health care levels in Sierra Leone [PDF]

Public Health Action
SETTING: The study was conducted across three health facilities in Sierra Leone, Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (tertiary), Rokupa Government Hospital (secondary), and George Brook Community Health Centre (primary). OBJECTIVES: To assess retention
I.S. Turay, A.J. Bah, T. Sesay, D. Nair, E. Foday, R. Samuels, F. Lansana, R. Zachariah, M. Mustapha, J.S. Kanu, B.D. Fofanah, F. Kanu, J.A. Koroma, M.S. Kanu, W.K. Lahai, M.A. Sesay, G.N. Kamara, I.F. Kamara, S. Lakoh   +18 more
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Compliance with intermittent preventive malaria treatment in pregnancy at a tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone [PDF]

Public Health Action
OBJECTIVES: To describe receipt of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) doses, assess compliance with the recommended minimum of three IPTp doses, and identify factors associated with non-compliance among antenatal care ...
W.K. Lahai, A.O. Vandy, K.C. Prajitha, B.D. Fofanah, E.M. Kamau, H. Owusu, J.S. Squire, H.A. Barrie, I.F. Kamara, A.M. Falama, N. Sesay, A.R.Y. Kamara, F. Kanu, M.S. Kanu, M.M. kamara, M.A. Sesay, J.A. Koroma, F. Moses, S. Lakoh, S. Kenneh, L.F. Grant   +20 more
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High levels of unfavourable treatment outcomes in children with drug-sensitive TB in Sierra Leone [PDF]

Public Health Action
SETTING: Ola During Children’s Hospital, a tertiary-level paediatric facility affiliated with a university and located in Freetown, Sierra Leone. No published studies from Sierra Leone have evaluated treatment outcomes in children (
N. Sesay, I.F. Kamara, A.M.V. Kumar, P. Thekkur, A.A. Alwani, B.D. Fofanah, A.R.Y. Kamara, A. Bah, L. Farma-Grant, M.A. Sesay, W.K. Lahai, J.A. Koroma, S.M. Tengbe, F. Kanu, G. Ameh, S.M. Kanneh, R. Zachariah, M. Mahmoud   +17 more
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Parenteral artesunate compliance and hospital outcomes in children under five with suspected severe malaria in Sierra Leone [PDF]

Public Health Action
OBJECTIVES: To assess compliance with national malaria guidelines for confirmatory diagnosis and parenteral artesunate administration, and to evaluate hospital exit outcomes among children under five admitted with suspected severe malaria.
A.R.Y. Kamara, I.F. Kamara, P. Thekkur, A.M. Falama, M. Sillah-Kanu, W.K. Lahai, O.O. Fiona, A. George, B.D. Fofanah, N. Sesay, S.M. Tengbe, L. Farma-Grant, A. Bah, F. Thomas, Y.S. Tejan, J.S. Kanu, S. Lakoh, M. Mustapha, R. Zachariah, K. Chandrasekharan Prathija, S.M. Kenneh   +20 more
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Sierra Leone [PDF]

IMF Staff Country Reports, 2020
This Selected Issues paper on Sierra Leone shows that boosting education and its quality for all children yields substantial macroeconomic gains. While investments in the sector will take time to yield results, the potential gains provide ample motivation for sustained, multi-pronged policy interventions along the lines highlighted in the following ...
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Sierra Leone [PDF]

IMF Staff Country Reports, 2007
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
Adekeye Adebajo, David Keen
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