Yesterday, the government of Sierra Leone started implementing a policy of free healthcare for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and children under the age of five. “We are extremely happy that the Sierra Leone government has decided to stop asking pregnant women and children to pay for health care,” said Stuart Zimble, MSF’s Head of Mission in Sierra Leone. “In a country facing such enormous health issues, the increased use of health services must be a priority objective.” Sierra Leone 2009 © Emily Linendoll/MSF

Yesterday, the government of Sierra Leone started implementing a policy of free healthcare for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and children under the age of five. “We are extremely happy that the Sierra Leone government has decided to stop asking pregnant women and children to pay for health care,” said Stuart Zimble, MSF’s Head of Mission in Sierra Leone. “In a country facing such enormous health issues, the increased use of health services must be a priority objective.”

Sierra Leone 2009 © Emily Linendoll/MSF

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  1. idonttext reblogged this from doctorswithoutborders and added:
    - let’s hope you can also get an end...war and strife as well.
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  3. ashleyhogrebe reblogged this from doctorswithoutborders and added:
    BEST NEWS I HAVE HEARD ALL WEEK. :D :D :D
  4. lsavoy reblogged this from doctorswithoutborders and added:
    now let’s implement this everywhere…
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  8. ydolem reblogged this from doctorswithoutborders and added:
    This is what we call Progress
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    it before and I’ll say it again: if you’re not following DWB/MSF on Tumblr (or Twitter or Facebook, but Tumblr’s
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    pregnancy on my mind.
  15. allosaurusmeat reblogged this from doctorswithoutborders and added:
    more progressive...health care plan than...United States:...