Call Di Lifesaver

The Kambia Appeal is a UK medical charity that has been working exclusively in Kambia District in Sierra Leone since 1992.

Sierra Leone is rated by the United Nations as one of the poorest countries in the world, with the highest maternal mortality rate in Africa. Health services in particular are severely depleted, with chronic staff shortages and inadequate facilities. Such circumstances hit the poorest members of society the hardest, and Kambia, a rural district in the north of the country, is one of the poorest regions.

In late 2007, The Kambia Appeal donated six motorbike ambulances to two health centres near Kambia Town allowing villagers access to emergency care and enabling nurses to refer patients to the hospital.

In December 2007, Clare Reddington, Greg Browning, James Dowling and Toby Smith visited Kambia to work on 'Call Di Lifesaver!' a 30 minute film in Krio, made up of three stories centred around the ambulances. Working with local people as actors and producers, the film will be used by clinic staff to sensitise local communities to use and trust the ambulances.

Watch the film:

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items are from between 24 Jan 2007 & 18 Jan 2008.