Sierra Leone

=== Emergency medical response ===

Having had no formal [[emergency medical services]] previously, the [[First Responder Coalition of Sierra Leone]] (FRCSL) was formed in June 2019 in [[Makeni]] to facilitate the development of [[Emergency medical responder|emergency first responder]] programs nationwide.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thepatrioticvanguard.com/in-makeni-five-national-and-international|title=Makeni: Coalition of First Responders formed|date=2019-07-04|website=The Patriotic Vanguard|language=en|access-date=2019-07-05}}</ref> The founding members of the Coalition included the [[Sierra Leone Red Cross Society]] (the first chairing organisation), [[LFR International]] (proposed the formation), the [[University of Makeni]], [[Agency for Rural Community Transformation]], and the [[Holy Spirit Hospital (Makeni)|Holy Spirit Hospital]].<ref name=":10" /> The establishment of the Coalition was concurrent with the declaration by the 72nd World Health Assembly that emergency care systems are essential to universal health coverage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/25-05-2019-world-health-assembly-update|title=World Health Assembly Update, 25 May 2019|website=www.who.int|language=en|access-date=2019-07-05}}</ref> Between June and July 2019, the FRCSL trained 1,000 community members from Makeni to be first responders and equipped each trainee with a first aid kit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com/sierra-leones-road-accident-first-responder-coalition-to-save-thousands-of-lives/|title=Sierra Leone's road accident First Responder Coalition to save thousands of lives|last=Thomas|first=Abdul Rashid|date=2019-07-05|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705101916/https://www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com/sierra-leones-road-accident-first-responder-coalition-to-save-thousands-of-lives/|archive-date=5 July 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>