THE SILENT KILLER IN SIERRA LEONE: LIVER DISEASE

www.sierraliverfoundation.org  PROBLEM ANALYSIS Due to increasing deaths of people as a result of Poverty,   Lack of Awareness and lack of access to good health care, they are therefore vulnerable to all forms of organ diseases such as Liver   (Hepatitis A, B and C) Lungs, Kidney, Bladder, Heart , HIV/AIDS etc. by extension the lingering consequences of our senseless war, Ebola outbreak,   family break down and the inability to go for the real organ diagnostic tests in Hospitals out of the country because of poverty, so many people are infected with these deadly diseases    with no body to give them the awareness of how to take care of themselves and their relatives, or give them support to treat the diseases.  Research shows that ordinary Sierra Leoneans and healthcare professionals are to address the Sierra Leone’s growing epidemic of Liver Disease , which is today the First most common cause of premature death in the country. Specialists in the field have warned of a pov