THE SILENT KILLER IN SIERRA LEONE: LIVER DISEASE

Sierra Liver Foundation is registered with the office of registrar General and Corporate Affairs Commission. Our Certificate of Incorporation No is SL070818SIERR03685 and the TIN No. is 1083709-1 . In Sierra Leone, West Africa, Sierra Liver Foundation is the first to fully register our organization and we are leaders in the fight against liver disease. We advance the interests of people affected by Hepatitis and other related liver diseases through individual and team achievements. We welcome opportunities for change, growth and collaboration. New ideas and creative solutions are encouraged, and we are willing to take calculated risks Organizational Profile Sierra Liver Foundation is a Voluntary Non-Profit Charitable and Civil Society Advocacy Organization in Sierra Leone which has a focus in the health of the Liver and other Viral and infectious Diseases, we work towards Preventive effort, Safety Practices, Care, Risk Reduction Management, and facilitating access to inform...

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...