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The Silent Killer in Sierra Leone; Liver Disease

http://silefo.webs.com By Edward Jeffrey Boima Chief Executive Cordinator Sierra Liver Foundation

THE SILENT KILLER IN SIERRA LEONE: LIVER DISEASE

SIERRA LIVER FOUNDATION (SiLiFo) SiLiFo (Sierra Liver Foundation) is a voluntary, non-profit organization promoting awareness and prevention of liver diseases. It offers help, information, and supports to those suffering from liver disease and their families. In addition, SiLiFo reaches out to support programmes involving diagnosis, prevention and treatment of liver- related diseases. SiLiFo  is relentlessly working towards bringing perceptible change in public awareness about hepatic diseases. With a vision to help control chronic and advanced liver diseases The aim of this Foundation is to provide  Counseling, Awareness raising for Liver health, seek aid or support from donors to fellow compatriots (Children men and Women) who are in need as the case maybe and to meaningful contributes to the diagnoses, treatment cure and eradication of Liver Disease and socio-economic development of our post-war and Ebola country Sierra Leone. The objectives of this Foundatio...
A CRISIS IN THE MAKING www.sierraliverfoundation.org LIVER DISEASES ARE KILLING MORE SIERRA LEONEANS EVERY YEAR BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO NOTICE. As the largest internal organ, the liver is tied into virtually every critical process of the body. Despite its vital role in maintaining overall health, the liver is routinely ignored by the majority of Sierra Leoneans. Unfortunately dismissing the liver has dangerous consequences to quality of life and life expectancy but few understand just how high the stakes are. There is evidence that the 11 years post-war situation in Sierra Leone is more   Addiction to drugs than pre-war situation. However, there is also another specific post-conflict problems that occur, such as the relatively large number of sexually abused victims with unwanted or abandoned children still around. The Post Ebola itself caused a great harm to many people including people whose house were quarantined, Medical workers who were not using the proper Perso...