Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Maternal mortality

 Sierra Leone has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with 1,360 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2015.

According to the World Health Organization and the nonprofit Guttmacher Institute, nearly half of abortions worldwide are unsafe, and about 98 percent happen in the developing world.
The United Nations and African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) has asked Sierra Leone "to respect its obligations under international and regional human rights law by ensuring access to sexual and reproductive health and rights for women, including maternal healthcare and access to all methods of contraception". More..>

Mar 2, 2008 ... The BBC has been carrying a series of reports from a medical clinic in Sierra Leone and it makes dire reading . Needless to say , poverty as ...
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Jan 27, 2012 ... Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in the world - currently ranked 180th out of 187 countries on the Human Development Index.
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Sep 19, 2012 ... Out of 1,000 children born, 111.7 will die before their first birthday, which is the highest rate in the world except for Sierra Leone. Primary school ...
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Mar 20, 2015 ... ... of natural resources especially oil is creating serious tension several other countries including Cote D'Ivoire, Liberia, Namibia, Sierra Leone, ...
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Feb 6, 2015 ... The plan includes $100 million of debt relief and grant-like aid for Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. The Fund is also calling on governments ...
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Sep 20, 2013 ... Farmers in Bombali and Tonkolili districts in northern Sierra Leonehave said that land grabbing by multi-national companies and massive ...
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Mar 16, 2015 ... In the US, there are fewer than 2.5 doctors for every 100,000 residents; in Sierra Leone, when the Ebola outbreak began, the comparable figure ...
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May 7, 2015 ... Sierra Leone is second, followed by Chad, Somalia and Central African Republic (CAR). Nigeria, which has the region's largest economy and .
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May 7, 2015 ... Sierra Leone is second, followed by Chad, Somalia and Central African Republic (CAR). Nigeria, which has the region's largest economy and .
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Jan 22, 2008 ... Sierra Leone was the worst performer, with 270 deaths before the age of five per 1,000 live births, in 2006 figures. In Sierra Leone one in four ...
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Dec 27, 2014 ... New reports show that the Ebola-affected countries of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone lose an average of $1.4 billion each year to corruption, ...
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May 7, 2015 ... Sierra Leone is second, followed by Chad, Somalia and Central African Republic (CAR). Nigeria, which has the region's largest economy and ...
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