SSLDF welcomed 9 members of Roteract Club, Germany for 1 week during the month of November. The aim of the organisation is to work with their hands in providing sustainable long-term solutions to communities around the world. After much discussion prior to their arrival, together SSLDF and Roteract designed two projects: a canteen at Magbenteh […]
Syphilis is considered a sexually transmitted infection (S.T.I) due to its mode of transmission. The condition affects both male and female gender and is mostly transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse. At the Magbenteh Community Hospital Antenatal Clinic (ANC) we diagnose an average of 2 cases per day in expectant mothers. At Magbenteh Community Hospital, as […]
During the month of October, SSLDF were delighted to welcome back our ex-volunteer Building Engineer from Spain, Virginia, who was in charge of the construction of both Magbenteh Community Boarding School and its boarding houses from April 2016 until December 2018. We were also fortunate to receive Virginia’s best friend Gemma, and share with her […]
Meet Sister Mary Koroma, the Head Antenatal Clinic Nurse at Magbenteh Community Hospital, the heartbeat to our maternal health care since 2008. Sister Mary is an incredibly special woman, with a warm smile and bursting with energy. Mary became a fully qualified midwifery nurse in 1992 and became employed by the National Diamond Mining Company […]
The nursing students from the Ernest Bai Koroma University (EBK) took their practical examinations at Magbenteh Community Hospital at the end of October. The hospital gets to have priority in recruiting top students based on their performance and benefits the students by providing employment opportunities first hand. Sierra Leone has an exceedingly high youth unemployment […]
‘’I used to love playing football and going to school but my condition no longer allows me to do these things. I also have to be specific about what I eat and this can be expensive.’’ Umoru is 21 years old and is currently being treated in the Isolation Ward at Magbenteh Community Hospital, having […]
Sorie is a 15 year old from Matene Village. It is 65 kilometres from Magbenteh Community Hospital and an 135 kilometres from the capital city, Freetown. Sorie stays with his Grandmother. He got hit by a stone while playing. Being a young and robust teenager he didn’t think much of the small wound at the […]
SSLDF has been working with Arms Around Sierra Leone, an American funded project, to continue the implementation of a prosthesis initiative for amputees within Bombali District. The project ran between 2010 and 2012, restarting in 2017 and ongoing during 2018, supporting those who have become amputees for a variety of different reasons including accidents; war […]
The Female Ward at Magbenteh Community Hospital receives numerous cases. One in particular is of a young lady called Sayo, who bought crab for dinner and ended up paying a steep price for it. After purchasing the seafood in the local market Sayo was pricked on her leg by the crab’s claw through its plastic […]
The Magbenteh Community Hospital currently has three power sources, NPA (National Power Authority); solar and a generator (should there be a ‘black out’ or cut of electricity). Sierra Leone is yet to have consistent electricity nationwide, however when it is supplied, it is done so by NPA (via the Electrical Distribution and Supply Authority). Lack […]
