Sierra Leone NCDI Poverty Commission

Co-Chairs

Dr. Santigie Sesay - Directorate of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, Ministry of Health and Sanitation

Dr. Marta Lado - Partners In Health

Commissioners

Janet Kayita - World Health Organization

Mutiva Kappia - Directorate of Food and Nutrition, Ministry of Health and Sanitation

Dr. Kiran - King's Sierra Leone Partnership

Gibril A. Bah - Ministry of Youth Affairs

Dr. Haja Ramatulai Wurrie-Kamara - College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS), University of Sierra Leone

Ibrahim Sorie Koroma - Health Education Division, Ministry of Health and Sanitation

Marta Patino - Partners in Health

James Stevens - Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority

Ibrahim Karbo - National Drug Law Enforcement Agency

Hawanatu K. Koroma - Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender, and Children's Affairs

Mybelle Gamanga - Ministry of Basic Education and Secondary Education

Alie H. D. Mansaray - Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

Magona M. H. J. Barry - Ministry of Trade and Industry

Dr. Mohamed Jalloh - Sierra Leone Police

Paul Quee - National Revenue Authority

Sulaiman Turay - Standard Bureau

Alhassan B. Kamara - Health for all Coalition

Michael Alex Conteh - Directorate of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, Ministry of Health and Sanitation

John Makanga - Resident Soliciter, Ministry of Health and Sanitation

Dr. Small - Surgeon Oncologist

Sierra Leone NCDI Poverty Commission Updates

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Salimatu Sesay Follows Her Heart
Salimatu Sesay Follows Her Heart

For years, Sesay’s headaches, fever, and pain had been misdiagnosed as malaria, the flu, or a simple cold. It wasn’t until she accessed echocardiographic services at a newly opened PEN-Plus clinic that she was able to receive her diagnosis.

Back in Play
Back in Play

For several years, the local health center had dismissed Fatmata Fofanah’s symptoms as the common cold. Yet those symptoms continued to worsen. “We noticed her heart was beating fast and she was short of breath,” said her mother, Mariama. “Even a few minutes of play would make her heart race.”

From Words to Action
From Words to Action

The first International Conference on PEN-Plus in Africa provided a platform for health experts, policymakers, civil society organization representatives, donors, people living with noncommunicable diseases, and community advocates to expedite political and financial backing for PEN-Plus.