Volunteering at Magbenteh Community Hospital: Dr Sally

Volunteering at Magbenteh Community Hospital: Dr Sally

Dr Sally Wright from the UK spent two months volunteering at Magbenteh Community Hospital having completed her Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene prior to working with Raleigh International as an Advanced Expedition Medic in Nepal. Dr Sally shared her time with us; “I arrived in Makeni as a medic for the Sierra Leone Marathon […]

HIV in Sierra Leone

HIV in Sierra Leone

In Sierra Leone, a population of 6.9 million people, there are currently 51,000 people living with HIV. This is according to the UN Aids Country Progress Report of 2015. However, the number of people currently receiving ART or Antiretroviral treatments stands at 14,500. Here at Magbenteh Community Hospital syphilis and HIV cases stand for the […]