Sierra Leone: Health Fees Scrapped but Gaps Remain

According to Unicef, one in five children die before their fifth birthday, prompting the government to launch a free health care program for under fives and lactating mothers. But fees are not the only thing standing in the way of decent health services.

A patient holds her new born baby in a hospital ward in Freetown.

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