Sierra Leone's crises have global reach - latimes.com

There was a really informative article in the LA Times about Sierra Leone recently. Below is a just a little bit of the article. Click on the link to see the rest on the Times' website:


Sierra Leone's crises have global reach - latimes.com: Sierra Leone's crises have global reach

"The public health system in the West African nation is a shambles and the government teeters on the edge. Some fear it could become another Somalia."

The hospital's maternity ward. World health officials fear that West African countries such as Sierra Leone are unequipped to identify and cope with new diseases that could spread globally. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)