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Save the Children, in partnership with the National Medical Supplies Agency and other stakeholders in the Strengthening Health Systems Project, completed the donation of essential medicines to the District Health Management Teams in Pujehun and Port Loko.
The donation was prompted by initial project findings that revealed severe stockouts of essential medicines across all 62 health facilities supported by the project, 31 in each district. The Strengthening Health Systems Project aims to improve maternal and newborn health in these districts.
The medicines, valued at $224,434, include Ampicillin for injection, Amoxicillin dispersible tablets, Ciprofloxacin, Erythromycin, Omeprazole, oral rehydration salts, and Paracetamol. These drugs are critical for treating common infections and managing complications in mothers and children.
“Clinicians diagnose and classify conditions, but they are often unable to provide the right treatment because the medicines are not available,” said Wurie Jalloh, District Health Coordinator for the Strengthening Health Systems Project.
This initiative, sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is essential for strengthening health systems and ensuring integrated maternal and newborn health services.
Additionally, according to Save the Children, alongside the supply of medicines, the organization is rehabilitating health facilities, improving water and sanitation infrastructure, and providing infection prevention materials.
“These combined efforts will create an enabling environment for quality healthcare delivery.”
