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International Women’s Day - What For The Ordinary Salone Woman?
It’s been a while since I posted, but after having my “chilled coconut” (hmmm..mm.. swit salone!) I thought, at least of all days I should post today. Of course, today being the day we celebrate women and their achievements throughout the world, I wonder what can be done to improve the lives of ordinary Sierra Leonean Woman.
For starters, the President has announced free health care for all nursing women and all children under 5 starting from the 27th of April (Independence Day). That, for me is good news, considering the dire and abject state of maternal care in this country.
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