Policy and practice implication of - and tools to address - mental health and psychosocial support needs in Sierra Leone by Alastair Ager, Rebecca Horn, Abdulai Bah, Abdulai Bah, Haja Wurie, Mohamed Samai, Mohamed Samai

“…In terms of community-based initiatives, there has been evidence of uptake from the Mental Health Coalition Sierra Leone. In terms of policy, findings reinforce key principles regarding community-based provision, integration of mental health care into primary health care, and actions to reduce stigma associated with mental health.…”
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Inequalities in total fertility rate in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019 by Augustus Osborne, Umaru Sesay, Mohamed S. Bah, Camilla Bangura, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

“…Conclusion The results indicate substantial socioeconomic and geographical disparities in total fertility rate among women in Sierra Leone that require targeted policy interventions. …”
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Reflections on the relevance of updated, standardised, and reliable data on sexual and gender-based violence for research and policymaking for eradication, response, and prevention... by Zinnya del Villar, Anna Spinardi, Ivette Yáñez, Alina Sotolongo, Ana Deborah Lana, Berenice Fernandez Nieto, Yara Antoniassi, Ricardo Fuentes-Nieva, Emmanuel Letouzé

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Population Characteristics and Their Implications on the Benefit Basket of National Social Health Insurance Scheme in Sierra Leone: A Prospective View by Abraham Isiaka Jimmy, Kwabena Anarfi Boateng, Peter Twum, Deborah Larbie, Abdul Bangura, Hassan Milton Conteh, Peter Agyei-Baffour

“…Background. The government of Sierra Leone introduced social health insurance (SHI) scheme to provide universal health coverage to people. …”
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Bridging the gap: community health workers as a vital link in humanitarian medical responses by Cora P. Nally, Patrick Van de Voorde, Marleen Temmerman, Marleen Temmerman, Adama Koroma, Monique Mitchell, Mary B. Adam

“…In Sierra Leone, this program resulted in a 32% rise in referrals to established health services. …”
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Ebola: Impact of hospital's admission policy in an overwhelmed scenario by Mondal Hasan Zahid, Christopher M. Kribs

“…A recent case occurred in West Africa in 2014 when an Ebola virus outbreak overwhelmed facilities in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. In such scenarios, how many patients can hospitals admit to minimize disease burden? …”
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EBOLA AND COVID-19 EPIDEMICS: A DISCOURSE ON NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY RESPONSES by BARILEDUM KIA, CALISTUS N DUMLE

“…From the analysis the study revealed foreign policy measures adopted. These include setting up of screening and monitoring Centre at the nation’s Airports, facilitated the setting up of a regional solidarity fund, in which countries made contributions, initiated actions that adjudged Ebola epidemic as not only national and regional but also international emergency, donated huge sum to worst affected states like Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. …”
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MIGRATION IN WEST AFRICA: AN ANALYSIS OF PULL AND PUSH FACTORS by OLUWAGBENGA EMMANUEL ADEBAYO, MARY MOMSISURI BOTESO

“…The work is original because unlike most studies that were country-specific, this study made use of panel data collected on four African countries (Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra-Leone and Senegal). The study also employed the fixed effects model with cluster robust standard errors. …”
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Macroeconomic factors and natural resource management in Africa: evidence from copper value addition in Zambia by Bondo Chisanga, Joseph Phiri, Evans Osabuohien, Leroy Johnson

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The governance of private sector engagement in health in the African Region: a descriptive case study by Michelle Amri, Omar Sam, Muriel Anye, Zandile Zibwowa, Humphrey Karamagi, Juliet Nabyonga-Orem

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