HIRF and CMMB are strengthening hypertension and diabetes care at 10 health facilities across Sierra Leone through healthcare worker training, better data systems, and a new model for keeping essential medicines in stock.
HIRF’s new Strengthening Care series continues with a visit to Loreto Health Services in Makeni, Sierra Leone. Meet Sister Philo, Sister Victoria and Isahi and learn about the services and the community that they serve.
HIRF’s new Strengthening Care series begins at Monsignor Daniel Sullivan Clinic in Newton, Sierra Leone, where reliable access to essential medicines and supplies is helping healthcare workers better serve approximately 25 surrounding communities. See how long-term investment and partnerships are strengthening care—and building greater trust in local health services.
Community Health Workers across Sierra Leone are putting epilepsy training into action—raising awareness, challenging stigma, identifying possible cases and connecting families with care. Refresher trainings in Bombali, Bo and Pujehun are strengthening their skills while highlighting the impact CHWs are already having in their communities.
Women-led organizations are on the front lines of social and economic change in Sierra Leone — but many face structural barriers that limit their long-term sustainability. Since 2024, Healey International Relief Foundation has partnered with Comic Relief to deliver sustained, structured capacity strengthening to three remarkable women-led organizations. Here’s what that work looks like in practice.
In Sierra Leone, a mother shouldn’t die from an infection because medicine isn’t available. Yet with maternal mortality rates nearly five times the global goal, that reality is all too common. A new shipment of 16,000 antibiotic treatments — delivered through a partnership between Healey International Relief Foundation and International Health Partners — is helping change that.
At the Kudissanga Sickle Cell Disease Symposium, HIRF joined policymakers, researchers, and community leaders to confront the global burden of sickle cell disease and advocate for coordinated, systems‑level solutions led by affected communities.
Women across Sierra Leone are driving change—from clinics to farms to community leadership. This International Women’s Day, Healey International Relief Foundation highlights partnerships strengthening maternal health, supporting women farmers, and empowering women-led organizations so women and girls can live healthier, safer, and more hopeful lives.
In Sierra Leone, epilepsy is often hidden behind stigma and silence, leaving thousands without treatment. Through new partnerships and hands-on training for health workers and community leaders, a growing movement is replacing myths with knowledge and fear with understanding—reshaping how epilepsy is recognized, treated, and supported district by district.
In January 2026, Healey International Relief Foundation and partners strengthened maternal and newborn care across Sierra Leone through hands-on training in early detection, lifesaving clinical skills, and respectful care—investing in midwives and frontline providers to protect mothers and babies when it matters most.