Mohamed is leaving Lion Heart Medical Centre after months of treatment. Because he couldn’t afford medical care, he had put off getting the wound on his leg checked for a long time. By the time he came to our hospital, the wound was severely infected. We see a lot of...
Cases
Sia Mattia
This is Sia Mattia, a 25-year old woman from a village in Kono District. One unfortunate day, Mattia was carrying food to the farm when a tree suddenly fell on the road where she was walking, right on top of her. Her left leg was completely cut off, the right lower...
Baby Mahawa
When miss Mahawa came to the hospital in the 30th week of her second pregnancy, she was immediately admitted. She was suffering from a dangerously high blood pressure and swollen feet, signs of pre-eclampsia. With this disease it is critical that the mother delivers...
A Case of Life-Saving Action
Mohamed Koroma (33) was rushed into our hospital after a severe road traffic accident. He was sent to Yele all the way from Makeni, more than 1,5 hours away. He lost a lot of blood and by the time he reached LHMC he was in shock. We were able to save his life by...