COVID-19 Updates from PIH-Sierra Leone

By PIH Sierra Leone

The COVID-19 situation in Sierra Leone, and its impact on health care overall, is ever-evolving. We invite you to stay in the know by listening to these real-time updates, in which Jon Lascher, execut... more

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The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

COVID-19 Updates from PIH-Sierra Leone episodes:

June 15, 2020 Covid-19 Cases Increase in Kono
Today Jon speaks with Ahmidu Barrie, PIH SL's Director of Operations for an update on Covid-19 in Kono District. Ahmidu is managing the emergency response for PIH in Kono District, while also making sure our ongoing operations are maintained. We hear from Ahmidu on what the increase in cases means for Kono District, and for PIH Sierra Leone.
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12min
June 08, 2020 Black Lives Matter
The President of Sierra Leone and the Minister of Health and Sanitation visited the Sierra Leone Psychiatric Teaching hospital on June 4th. We will hear from the head of that hospital, Dr. Abdul Jalloh, and two PIH SL staff members who have been overseeing our partnership: Umaru Sheriff and Alpha Sesay.
Before the interviews this week, I am including an abridged version of the remarks I gave at the event with the President and Minister of Health. I feel it is important, especially as a white American to comment on what is happening right now in America. Full remarks can be found here.
Please consider supporting the Equal Justice Initiative in the U.S.
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19min
May 27, 2020 The First Covid-19 Cases in Kono District, a Conversation with Dr. Marta Patiño
Dr. Marta Patiño, PIH Sierra Leone's Internal Medicine Physician, has been working at Koidu Government Hospital for two years and has been helping to prepare our clinical team for eventual Covid-19 cases over the last two months. Last week, the day we were preparing for, arrived. The first cases of Covid-19 arrived in Kono, and we hear from Dr. Patiño about how the hospital is managing during this time.
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13min
May 13, 2020 A 120 Bed Community Care Center Opens in Freetown
Today, Jon travels just outside Freetown to attend the opening ceremony for the 120 bed community care center that PIH's infrastructure team helped to retrofit over the last 2 weeks. The new repurposed facility will provide additional treatment beds for positive Covid-19 patients who are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. Dr. Idris, from the national case management pillar, and the coordinator in charge of the facility provides an update.
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6min
May 13, 2020 Nurses Rock! Celebrating International Nurses Day in Sierra Leone!
Today, Jon Lascher speaks with Vicky Reed, Director of Nursing, and Isata Dumbuya, Maternal and Child Health lead. Both Vicky and Isata are celebrating International Nurses Day today with their teams in Kono, and they share what inspired them to become nurses. As Isata says in the episode, "Nurses rock".
Thank you to all of the incredible nurses caring for patients around the world!
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19min
May 08, 2020 Dr. Marta Lado Checks in from 34 Military Hospital
Today, Jon travels to the main COVID-19 hospital in Sierra Leone, the 34 Military Hospital, and checks in with Dr. Marta Lado, PIH-Sierra Leone's chief medical officer. Dr. Lado has been seeing COVID-19 patients since the outbreak reached Sierra Leone six weeks ago, and shares updates on how staff, stuff, space, and systems are coming together at the hospital to provide COVID care.
She also gives a shout-out to all of the nurses at 34 Military, in Kono, and around the country: "the core of the health care system." Happy Nurses Week!
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18min
May 04, 2020 Not Your Typical EDM: Electronic Data Management for Health
Today, Jon speaks with Vamba Lolleh, the electronic health officer for PIH-Sierra Leone. He talks about deploying electronic medical record systems at Wellbody Clinic, Koidu Government Hospital, and for community health workers in Kono. He also updates us on what he and the team have been working on during the COVID-19 Outbreak.
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14min
May 01, 2020 Meeting the Demands of COVID-19 Testing
Ahead of another three-day countrywide lockdown, Jon speaks with head of laboratory services for PIH-Sierra Leone, Musa Bangura. Musa shares some insights into the lab testing challenges in Sierra Leone, and what the future may hold for COVID-19 diagnostics in the country.
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17min
April 30, 2020 Building a Community Care Center
Today, Jon speaks with Infrastructure Manager (and his roommate!) Douglas Miller, to learn more about a new COVID-19 community care center set to open next week in Freetown. The facility will serve asymptomatic and minor COVID-19 cases, in order to monitor and protect these patients' health, help curb community transmission, and save hospital beds for severe cases.
We also speak about new priorities for the infrastructure team, and status updates on pre-coronavirus projects.
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12min
April 27, 2020 Happy Independence Day, Sierra Leone!
On today's special update, Jon checks in with members of the PIH-Sierra Leone team in Kono, Freetown, and Port Loko, to learn a little more about how different staff members celebrate independence day, and what the holiday means to them during the COVID-19 response.
Jon speaks with:
Isata Fefegula - Administrative Manager, Freetown
Shadia Conteh - Finance Officer, Freetown
Alusine Bangura - Human Resources Director, Kono
John Bawel Thomas - Deputy Community Health Worker Program Manager, Kono
Saidu Bangura - Community Health Worker, Bumpeh, Kono
Princess Coker - Community Program Officer, Kono
Jamil Bangura - Community Program Officer, Port Loko
Mohamed Kanu - Driver, Freetown, from Port Loko
Yunus Fornah - Finance and Payroll Manager, Freetown
Tamba Gbessengumbu - Fleet Manager, Kono
Dr. Bailor Barrie, Doctor, Strategist, Contact Tracer - Freetown
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19min

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The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.