Transforming care alongside local communities
Working together across borders for healthier communities
Sierra Leone has one of the highest child mortality rates and lowest physician densities.
Haiti has struggled with physicians fleeing the country, a population beset by hunger, and the collapse of the healthcare system.
- Sierra Leone
Strengthening care systems with local and global teams
- At a Glance
Under-5 mortality
Life expectancy
Physicians per 1 million people
Average annual income
Maternal mortality
The health landscape
Sierra Leone, located in West Africa between Liberia and Guinea, is rebuilding after a decade-long civil war and the devastating Ebola outbreak of 2015.
Although finally at peace, the country continues to face critical health challenges due to a severe shortage of physicians and limited access to advanced care
Our local partner
We partner with SLIMS Clinic, located in the capital city, Freetown. SLIMS has served the community since 1992—remaining through both the civil war and Ebola crisis. Prior to our partnership, the clinic operated without a physician on staff.
On-site laboratory
An HIV treatment program
An overnight observation ward
A maternity ward for childbirth and post-partum care
How we support
- Upgraded the laboratory
- Hired a full-time patient coordinator for follow-up care
- Developed a financial aid program to support patients requiring advanced diagnostics or procedures
- Haiti
Delivering care amid crisis in Haiti
- At a Glance
Under-5 mortality
Life expectancy
Leading causes of childhood death
Physicians per 1 million people
Average annual income
Maternal mortality
The health landscape
How we support
We provide ongoing physician consultations at Lespwa Timoun to support their growing demand. In Cité Soleil, we work alongside community health workers to deliver remote care and remain available between scheduled clinics to manage complex cases.
Across both sites, a high percentage of patients are children suffering from acute malnutrition—a condition that underlies most of the country’s childhood deaths from diarrhea and pneumonia.
Our local partners
This full-service outpatient clinic provides comprehensive primary care in one of the areas worst hit by the twin epidemics of malnutrition and violence. As nearby clinics have shuttered, Lespwa Timoun’s patient load has surged. We provide additional physician coverage to support their expanding needs
A nutrition program
Vaccination services
Pre-natal care
Pharmacy
Laboratory
A subacute overnight care unit
Operating in the most dangerous area of Port-au-Prince, Way to Health serves Cité Soleil, the largest urban slum in the Northern Hemisphere, and home to over 300,000 people densely living across 8 square miles. Way to Health uses local community health workers to manage acute malnutrition in children.
We provide regular telemedicine clinics to evaluate and manage complications of severe malnutrition.
A nutrition program
Community health workers
Join us to serve patients across the world
Both Sierra Leone and Haiti have significant health challenges and limited medical personnel to address them. Whether you are a doctor, a professor, or a funder, you can make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and communities in these countries.