We had originally planned to meet with our contact from EKB, a local university. According to SHAFS, she was the medical advisor fortheir advocacy efforts and maintained certain connections to the Ministry of Health. However, with it nearing the end of the school year here in Sierra Leone, she was very busy grading and working […]
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Day 3: Holy Spirit Offers Support
We started our day at World Hope this morning and awaited a meeting with the Holy Spirit Hospital. With some last minute preparations and thought, we gathered our belongings and piled into the car. This would be our first meeting with a hospital in Sierra Leone. We arrived at the hospital, where we were greeted […]
Day 2: Visiting PHUs + Interviews
To begin our day, we traveled out to the Panlap PHU with our driver William. As we drove through the market of Makeni, people were walking everywhere. The stores of Makeni were bustling with activity as William weaved through traffic. Once we had passed the market, the activity slowly waned as we approached the PHU. […]
Day 1: Arrival + Settling in
After a long flight, we landed in Freetown tired yet excited for the days to come. Once we obtained our visas and made our way through the rest of the airport, we met with Khanjan, Eric, and World Hope faculty. They helped us load our bags as we prepared to head into Makeni. As we […]