Interesting update from Haja Bangura (Minister of Health) on new fund from Kuwait Fund to improve Ola During Children's Hospital in Sierra Leone: Hot From Press. Key updates (?=number accuracy uncertain):
- Fund used for post-grad training, oxygen/fluid factory, abroad training.
- Goal: 49 health facilities by next year, 350 nurses, 300 RN's, ?300 doctors trained; 8 doctors in each district.
- Current: 21 hospitals (18 are free).
- Only 1 gynecologist available.
- Major problem: distribution of free drugs. Now still have 140 contains of drugs worth $11 million in storage.
- Initial drug distribution losses: 6% (hope new measures decrease this stat).
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