Infant and Maternal Mortality
Country: Sierra Leone
Location: West Africa
Estimated Project Start Date: 2010
Project Summary: AAPDEP will be initiating a program that addresses the high inftant and maternal mortality rate in Sierra Leone.
Analysis: Africans in Sierra Leone have virtually no access to decent healthcare and often times must travel long distances to receive care at inadequately staffed and overall substandard clinics. AAPDEP's community health workers program will help to alleviate the suffering of Africans in Sierra Leone as a result of the imposed healthcare crisis by training local Freetown residents to treat and educate others on how reduce the already high infant and maternal mortality rate.
Skills Needed: Healthcare professionals, Midwives, Nurses, OB/GYN's
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