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Sierra Leone:The lure of fake pharmaceuticals

When Mariama Sesay accompanied her pregnant friend to the hospital in Freetown recently the last thing on her mind was the fee. By the country's law, Sesay's friend needed not pay for treatment.

By Mariama Kandeh

25 Jun 2007

Pregnant women are included in a long list of Sierra Leoneans exempted from paying hospital charges. Others include the destitute and children. But Sesay's friend was forced to pay for drugs. Her experience is however not a peculiar one. Read the full article.