SLENA, 22nd March, 2022 – In a bid to transform the health sector in Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, in collaboration with its partners have launched the first National Health Summit and Recognition Awards 2022 with the theme: “Transforming Healthcare Delivery Towards Universal Health Coverage”.
While launching the Summit, the Honorable Minister of Health and Sanitation, Dr. Austin Hinga Demby, disclosed that the National Health Summit Conference and Recognition Awards will take place at the Bintumani, Center, Freetown on 7th to 9th April 2022. He stated that the Ministry’s current aim is to transform the health sector from an under-resourced, ill-equipped, and inadequate healthcare delivery system into an adequately resourced and functioning national delivery system that is affordable and accessible to all, especially the most vulnerable segment of the population.
The Minister called on all key stakeholders in the socio-economic development space in Sierra Leone and all decision-making actors in the health sector to collaboratively develop a workable formula to improve service delivery in order to ameliorate the high morbidity and mortality rates, whilst improving accountability and efficiency, sustain coverage and uptake of health services, during crises.
The Summit will attract notable international personalities in the health sector who would contribute to the discussions and outcomes.