Sierra Leone: Complementing the Knowledge and Skills of the Medical Staff in Sierra Leone

In Sierra Leone, after the Ebola epidemic heavily affected the country’s healthcare workforce, the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Academy for Healthcare was launched in 2018 to strengthen the skills and competencies of frontline healthcare workers, with the goal to have a long-term impact on the quality of care provided in healthcare facilities.

Sierra Leone remains one of the top ten countries with the highest maternal mortality rates in the world recording 354 deaths per 100,000 live births in…