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Sierra Leone: Govt, Donors Must Prioritize Mental Health to Address Legacy of War, Ebola - Report
AI London, 25 May 2021
Survivors of traumatic experiences and others in need of support in Sierra Leone are being failed by the severe lack of available mental health services years after the country's… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Ebola Survivors - Their Health Struggles and How Best to Support Them
The Conversation Africa, 27 May 2021
West Africa's Ebola outbreak between 2013 and 2016 was the most widespread in the history of the disease. By the end of the outbreak, more than 28,000 people were infected and… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: After Thirty Years of War, the Church Leads the Arduous Path of Reconciliation
Agenzia Fides, 22 April 2021
"The Church played a key role in consolidating peace and democracy, even during the war. Christians, along with leaders of other religions, were at the forefront, including through… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: 'Mental Health Can Affect Everyone'
Concord, 20 October 2020
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Africa: Report Names Nine Countries Where Mentally Ill People are Shackled
allAfrica, 6 October 2020
Many people with mental health conditions in African nations are living shackled in chains or locked up in confined spaces, says Human Rights Watch. Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Breaking the Chains - Sierra Leone's Uphill Struggle to Reform Mental Health
The New Humanitarian, 13 November 2019
'Providing mental healthcare in this country is a challenge, due to the beliefs of people.' Read more »
Sierra Leone Govt Failing Ebola and Civil War Survivors - Amnesty
Survivors of traumatic experiences and others in need of support in Sierra Leone are being let down by the severe lack of available mental health facilities, years after the country's brutal civil war and devastating Ebola epidemic, Amnesty International has said in a new report. The report states that mental health services in the country fall far short of meeting people's needs, due to multiple significant barriers. These include a lack of government spending, insufficient donor support, a shortage of skilled mental health professionals, and the few available services being concentrated primarily in cities. Amnesty International is also calling on the government to expedite the process of passing new mental health legislation to replace the discriminatory colonial-era 'Lunacy Act' of 1902, in order to bring national law in line with international human rights obligations.
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A new study has revealed that three-quarters of people over-40 in Sierra Leone have at least one health factor that could contribute to cardiovascular disease - creating a 'ticking ... Read more »
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After a decade of carnage, the government in Sierra Leone and the United Nations agreed in 2002 to the creation of the Special Court for Sierra Leone based in the capital Freetown ... Read more »
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Sierra Leone has commemorated the 30th year since the start of its 11-year civil war, which began on March 23, 1991. At least 120,000 people died during the conflict and victims of ... Read more »
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Many people with mental health conditions in African nations are living shackled in chains or locked up in confined spaces, says Human Rights Watch. In a report issued on Tuesday, ... Read more »
