Sierra Leone NCDI Poverty Commission

Co-Chairs

Dr. Santigie Sesay - Directorate of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, Ministry of Health and Sanitation

Dr. Marta Lado - Partners In Health

Commissioners

Janet Kayita - World Health Organization

Mutiva Kappia - Directorate of Food and Nutrition, Ministry of Health and Sanitation

Dr. Kiran - King's Sierra Leone Partnership

Gibril A. Bah - Ministry of Youth Affairs

Dr. Haja Ramatulai Wurrie-Kamara - College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS), University of Sierra Leone

Ibrahim Sorie Koroma - Health Education Division, Ministry of Health and Sanitation

Marta Patino - Partners in Health

James Stevens - Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority

Ibrahim Karbo - National Drug Law Enforcement Agency

Hawanatu K. Koroma - Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender, and Children's Affairs

Mybelle Gamanga - Ministry of Basic Education and Secondary Education

Alie H. D. Mansaray - Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

Magona M. H. J. Barry - Ministry of Trade and Industry

Dr. Mohamed Jalloh - Sierra Leone Police

Paul Quee - National Revenue Authority

Sulaiman Turay - Standard Bureau

Alhassan B. Kamara - Health for all Coalition

Michael Alex Conteh - Directorate of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, Ministry of Health and Sanitation

John Makanga - Resident Soliciter, Ministry of Health and Sanitation

Dr. Small - Surgeon Oncologist

Sierra Leone NCDI Poverty Commission Updates

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“Help for Life and Health for All”: CUAMM and Ministry of Health Open PEN-Plus Clinic in Sierra Leone
“Help for Life and Health for All”: CUAMM and Ministry of Health Open PEN-Plus Clinic in Sierra Leone

“Help for life and health for all!” wrote Dr. Giacamo Marro of Doctors with Africa CUAMM on the Italian NGO’s blog. “With this message of hope and commitment, chosen by the health personnel, the PEN-Plus clinic for chronic non-communicable diseases at the government hospital in Pujehun was officially opened in a facility rehabilitated by CUAMM. This is a big step forward, achieved thanks to the PEN-Plus project, in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation, with funds from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the NCDI Poverty Network.”

Sierra Leone National Commission Launches Report
Sierra Leone National Commission Launches Report

The Sierra Leone NCDI Poverty Commission report was officially launched by Minister of Health and Sanitation Alpha Tejan Wurie on 26 November 2020.