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  • Country

    Sierra Leone

    In Sierra Leone, FHI 360 focuses on improving health and education. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect each of Sierra Leone’s 14 health districts, with an estimated 5.7 million people at risk of contracting one or more diseases. FHI 360 is...
  • Publication

    Education in Emergencies (fact sheet)

    This fact sheet provides an overview of FHI 360’s approach to education in emergencies (EiE).
  • Published research

    Achievements and challenges of lymphatic filariasis elimination in Sierra Leone

  • External Article

    Bringing neglected tropical diseases onto the world stage

  • Published research

    Are census data accurate for estimating coverage of a lymphatic filariasis MDA campaign? Results of a survey in Sierra Leone

  • Publication

    Job Demand and Employment Market Analysis

    FHI 360, working with BRAC, conducted assessments in 2019 on the economic outlook for adolescent girls and young women in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
  • Project

    Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) | West (Act | West)

    The Act to End NTDs | West program supports 11 African countries to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, trachoma and onchocerciasis as public health problems and sustain treatment for long-term NTD control.
  • Published research

    Progress on elimination of lymphatic filariasis in Sierra Leone

    Lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis are co-endemic in 12 districts in Sierra Leone. In 2008, albendazole was added to ivermectin treatments for integrated management of both diseases. This study showed that eight districts achieved criteria for conducting final lymphatic filariasis evaluations that would eliminate the need for treatment, while four districts need two more years of treatment before repeating the evaluation.
  • Published research

    Impact of five annual rounds of mass drug administration with ivermectin on onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone

    Onchocerciasis control interventions re-established between 2003 and 2005 in 12 health districts in Sierra Leone were evaluated in 2010, following an 11-year break due to civil conflict. This paper discusses the progress made in controlling onchocerciasis despite challenges and suggests that the country’s onchocerciasis elimination program is on course to achieve targets by the year 2025.
  • Publication

    Integrating Extremely Poor Producers into Markets: Field Guide

    September 2014 — The Integrating Extremely Poor Producers into Markets: Field Guide is intended to provide the field-level practitioner with tools and applications to increase market engagement for extremely poor households,...