Last Thursday, the Ministry of Health, with support from
the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF,
CHAMPS, and other partners concluded a two-day
consultative
workshop focused on strengthening
integrated child health (0-19 years) services within a
primary health care (PHC) framework.
Dr. Linda Farma, National Child Health Programme
Manager, opened the workshop, urging stakeholders to
champion integration for better child health outcomes.
“Integration is the way forward. Apply what you’ve
learned and work together to ensure every child not only
survives but thrives,” she said.
Dr. Brima Osaio Kamara, Director of Primary Health
Care, emphasized PHC as the backbone of service
delivery. WHO’s Dr. Ibrahim F. Kamara reaffirmed WHO’s
continued support to reduce under-five mortality, and
advocate for investment in child and adolescent health
initiatives for national development.
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Held at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown, the
workshop brought together 55 stakeholders,
including
government officials, programme
managers, healthcare workers, UN agencies,
NGOs, and civil society organizations. The event
introduced the WHO Regional Framework for
Strengthening Integrated Child Health Services,
which guides countries in delivering holistic, life
stage child health care through PHC systems.
Participants reviewed Sierra Leone’s mini-work
plan developed during the regional meeting in
Kigali and discussed the scale-up of digital IMNCI
(dIMNCI) and other child health interventions such
as early childhood development, nutrition, and
sickle cell care.
Sierra Leone wraps up national talks on child health integration
