President Ernest Bai Koroma accompanied by Vice President Sam Sumana yesterday at State House
commissioned 34 vehicles and 54 XL bikes as part of government’s drive  for the realization  of the
April 27th 2009 free treatment for all  Children under 5 years and their mothers, lactating mothers
and pregnant mothers.

Plant NPA Power House, Kingtom Tuesday, 30th March 2010

Courtesies

In my inaugural address to Parliament on 5th October 2007, I pledged my Government’s commitment to provide reliable, sustainable and affordable electricity to the nation in general and to Freetown, the nation’s capital, in particular. This commitment is based on my personal conviction that as a nation, we can not turn the economy around and improve the standard of living of our people without an adequate energy infrastructure. Without energy we cannot attract quality investors; without energy we cannot turn around the private sector; without energy, we cannot improve the employment situation. It is for these reasons that my government puts premium on energy in our Agenda for Change.

Senior medical doctors, lab technicians, pharmacists, midwives and nurses of Princess Christianne
Maternity Hospital (PCMH -  commonly known as Cottage) and Connaught Hospital today gave
assurances to President Koroma that they are ready for the implementation of the government’s
April 27 commencement of free health care delivery for pregnant women, lactating mothers, and
children under five years. In snap visits to the two government hospitals, one in the east another
in central Freetown, the President entered various wards, inspecting facilities, parleying with patients,
and interviewing medical personnel.

H.E. President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma

The International Women’s Day is a day for reflecting on the challenges faced by women, and for celebrating the achievements of our mothers, our partners, our sisters, our daughters and our female compatriots. More importantly, this is a day for rededicating ourselves to the truth that a nation can only transform itself when it also lives up to the aspirations of women. From Madam Yoko to Nancy Steele and the current Chief Justice, the women of this country have aspired to equal rights, justice, education, health, food security and an opportunity to thrive as business women, farmers, politicians, and lawyers.

The British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has in a letter dated 26th March 2010, and directly addressed to President Ernest Bai Koroma, expressed his country’s  full commitment to supporting the Government of Sierra Leone in its health care delivery programme.

The letter, in full, said: