Saturday, November 12, 2011

PHOTOS: Healthcare in Sierra Leone

Nothing tells the story better than these pictures about the healthcare in Sierra Leone where 1 in 8 women die in childbirth, water and electricity are an inconsistent blessing, and healthcare professionals are forced to extort money from dying patients.
At Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Theresa Mattia, 19, is about to undergo an emergency C-section in an operating room illuminated by small generator-powered lights. According to the United Nations, 1 in 8 women in Sierra Leone die in childbirth. The rate in the United States is 1 in 4,800.
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/medicine/la-fg-africa-health15-pictures,0,7056478.photogallery
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