The entire development landscape in Sierra Leone is changing and with each policy my Ministry makes, we take one bold step in the improvement of health outcomes of the people of Sierra Leone. When we were faced with the Ebola virus disease outbreak, we fought so hard and made tremendous progress within a short space of time to recover the health care system and restore essential health care services. It was not business as usual. Community Health Workers (CHWs) were part of this “not business as usual” approach. CHWs, many of whom had been working within their communities for years, stepped up to meet the enormous challenge and acted as contact tracers and members of burial teams, and helped to spread messages of caution and hope to their communities.
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The details of what we want to achieve, and how we want to achieve it, are outlined in the 2016 National CHW Policy and Strategy. We are cognizant of the fact that what we aim to achieve is ambitious. We have a big appetite for change, and know that achieving this will not be easy. But we are confi dent that we can do it if we resist returning to “business as usual” and continue to work together and quickly. Doing so will mean that more Sierra Leoneans, particularly mothers and children, will receive the care they need in their homes and communities, and will trust and seek services at health facilities that the MOHS and our partners are working to strengthen across Sierra Leone. I urge all stakeholders to implement the strategies outlined in the 2016 CHW Policy and Strategy, thus contributing to His Excellency’s Agenda for Prosperity.
-Honourable Dr Abu Bakarr Fofanah, Minister of Health and Sanitation
11 October 2016