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BBC News – Sierra Leone gives new hope to mothers and children
Loading ...In March alone, 11 out of 281 pregnant women who gave birth at the hospital died of severe infection, bleeding, obstructed labour and pregnancy-induced hypertension, says the hospital’s director Dr Ibrahim Thorlie.
The situation is no better for Sierra Leone’s new-born children.
The United Nations ranks the country as the worst place in the world for a child to be born, with 159 out of 1,000 dying before they turn five.
“It is expensive, very expensive to give birth here – and dangerous as well,” says Ms Sesay, as she fills her bags with the basic medicines she has had to bring to the hospital herself.
“I hope the new healthcare plan works for us the masses who can barely afford it and save our life.”
‘Shameful choices’
Sierra Leone has launched a free healthcare programme for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children under five-years-old.
The plan is expected to save the lives of 1.25 million mothers and children, at a cost of $19m (£12m).
BBC News – Sierra Leone gives new hope to mothers and children.
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