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  • Parents collect their children's prescriptions for free at the Ola During Children's Hospital in Freetown on Tuesday April 27, 2010. The Sierra Leone government announced today the abolition of medical fees for pregnant and lactating women as well as children under the age of 5.
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  • Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, lies on the operation table after undergoing c-section surgery at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needed to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • A nurse trainee checks a pregnant woman's blood pressure during a prenatal clinic at the UBC hospital in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone on Friday April 23, 2010.
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  • Parents wait to collect their children's prescriptions for free at the Ola During Children's Hospital in Freetown on Tuesday April 27, 2010. The Sierra Leone government announced today the abolition of medical fees for pregnant and lactating women as well as children under the age of 5.
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  • Dr. Kamson Kamara performs a c-section operation on Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needed to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • MCH Aide Bridget Mbale Lebbie (C) explains antimarial dosage to Kadiatu Conteh, 35, as she holds her one-year-old boy Nuah Conteh at the Kaniya PHU in the village of Kaniya, Sierra Leone, on Friday April 23, 2010..
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  • Volunteer Elizabeth Djalloh weighs a child during an outreach clinic for women and children under five in the village of Kobotu, Sierra Leone on Friday April 23, 2010. The outreach clinic takes place twice a month, and health workers come from the PHU where they normally work, 5 km away.
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  • A nurse trainee checks a pregnant woman's blood pressure during a prenatal clinic at the UBC hospital in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone on Friday April 23, 2010.
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  • Kadie Josiah, 16, lies in bed as she recovers after a c-section surgery that saved her and her child at the UBC hospital in the town of Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Thursday April 22, 2010. It was her first pregnancy, and she lives 15 kilometers away from the hospital.
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  • The newborn child of Kadie Josiah, who was born through a c-section surgery that saved both the mother and the child at the UBC hospital in the town of Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Thursday April 22, 2010.
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  • Saley Kelfa, 25, holds her seven-month-old daughter Sonja Kelfa, suffering from malnutrition, at the Bonthe district hospital in the town of Bonthe, Sierra Leone on Thursday April 22, 2010. Saley already has five children, she has lost a 6 month-old child in the past.
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  • Community Health Nurse Isatu Djalloh carries two-year-old Blackie on her lap as he's transported aboard an emergency speedboat from the village of Yoni, on Sherbro Island, to the district hospital in Bonthe, Sierra Leone on Thursday April 22, 2010. Suffering from severe dehydration, the boy needed to be referred to the district hospital.
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  • Community Health Nurse Isatu Djalloh reads a thermometer to check the body temperature of two-year-old Blackie at the PHU in the village of Yoni, on Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone on Thursday April 22, 2010. Suffering from severe dehydration, the boy needed to be referred to the district hospital.
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  • Two-year-old Balckie sits on the lap of his mother Marie Tabeh while he is being examined by Community Health Nurse Isatu Djalloh at the Yoni PHU in the village of Yoni, on Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone on Thursday April 22, 2010.
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  • Community Health Nurse Isatu Djalloh checks the body temperature of two-year-old Blackie at the PHU in the village of Yoni, on Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone on Thursday April 22, 2010. Suffering from severe dehydration, the boy needed to be referred to the district hospital.
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  • Marie Tabeh sits with her two-year-old son Blackie, who suffers from severe dehydration, as she waits to see the nurse at the Yoni PHU in the village of Yoni, on Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone on Thursday April 22, 2010.
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  • A woman holds her child in the village of Mongunde, Sierra Leone on Wednesday April 21, 2010.
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  • A child lies on a bed at the UBC hospital in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday April 20, 2010.
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  • Seybatu Koroma, 32, lies on a bed in the maternity ward as she recovers after a procedure to remove the placenta from her womb at the UBC hospital in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday April 20, 2010. Seybatu suffered from a retained placenta after losing her child while giving birth in her village, 15 miles away. This was her eighth delivery - she has three living children..
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  • Seybatu Koroma, 32, lies on a bed in the maternity ward as she recovers after a procedure to remove the placenta from her womb at the UBC hospital in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday April 20, 2010. Seybatu suffered from a retained placenta after losing her child while giving birth in her village, 15 miles away. This was her eighth delivery - she has three living children..
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  • Nurse trainees watch during a procedure to remove a retained placenta from the womb Seybatu Koroma, 32, at the UBC hospital in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday April 20, 2010.
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  • Mrs Esther Uwa, a volunteer nurse from Nigeria, checks on the flow of a blood transfusion during a procedure to remove a retained placenta from the womb Seybatu Koroma, 32, at the UBC hospital in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday April 20, 2010.
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  • A woman carries her child as she walks through a corridor at the Ola During Children's Hospital in Freetown on Tuesday April 27, 2010. The Sierra Leone government announced today the abolition of medical fees for pregnant and lactating women as well as children under the age of 5.
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  • Parents wait to collect their children's prescriptions for free at the Ola During Children's Hospital in Freetown on Tuesday April 27, 2010. The Sierra Leone government announced today the abolition of medical fees for pregnant and lactating women as well as children under the age of 5.
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  • Parents collect their children's prescriptions for free at the Ola During Children's Hospital in Freetown on Tuesday April 27, 2010. The Sierra Leone government announced today the abolition of medical fees for pregnant and lactating women as well as children under the age of 5.
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  • Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, lies on a stretcher after undergoing c-section surgery at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needed to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • The lifeless child of Aminata Sisay is wrapped in a piece of cloth, waiting for family to come and collect it, at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010.
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  • Dr. Kamson Kamara cleans up Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, after performing a c-section operation at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needed to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • Instruments used during a c-section operation at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010.
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  • Blood stains the shoes of Dr. Kamson Kamara as he performs a c-section operation at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010.
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  • Dr. Kamson Kamara struggles to extirpate the lifeless baby from the womb of Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, during a c-section operation at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needs to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • An electronic monitor tracks the vital signs of Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, during a c-section operation at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needs to be removed from her womb through surgery..
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  • A newborn baby sleeps at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010.
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  • Children sit outside the Kaniya PHU in the village of Kaniya, Sierra Leone, on Friday April 23, 2010..
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  • MCH aide Aminata Kamara collects a blood sample to test a pregnant woman for HIV at an outreach clinic for women and children under five in the village of Kobotu, Sierra Leone on Friday April 23, 2010. The outreach clinic takes place twice a month, and health workers come from the PHU where they normally work, 5 km away.
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  • MCH aide Aminata Kamara collects a blood sample to test a pregnant woman for HIV at an outreach clinic for women and children under five in the village of Kobotu, Sierra Leone on Friday April 23, 2010. The outreach clinic takes place twice a month, and health workers come from the PHU where they normally work, 5 km away.
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  • Pregnant women listen to MCH aide in charge Safie Lusine speak about the importance of HIV screening during a prenatal clinic at the Mattru Jong PHU in the town of Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone on Friday April 23, 2010.
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  • A pregnant woman stands on a body scale during a prenatal clinic at the UBC hospital in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone on Friday April 23, 2010.
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  • Kadie Josiah, 16, lies in bed as she recovers after a c-section surgery that saved her and her child at the UBC hospital in the town of Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Thursday April 22, 2010. It was her first pregnancy, and she lives 15 kilometers away from the hospital.
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  • A woman breast feeds her child while they wait at the under-5 clinic at the Bonthe district hospital in Bonthe, Sierra Leone on Thursday April 22, 2010.
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  • Women and their children wait at the under-5 clinic at the Bonthe district hospital in Bonthe, Sierra Leone on Thursday April 22, 2010.
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  • Health workers try to find a suitable vein to inject an IV on two-year-old Blackie at the Bonthe district hospital in Bonthe, Sierra Leone on Thursday April 22, 2010. After medical staff struggled for over 30 minutes and gave the child ORS, an IV was successfully injected, and Blackie started to stabilize.
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  • Elizabeth Farma, 16, carries her two-month-old son Emmanuel on her back near the Bonthe district hospital in Bonthe, Sierra Leone on Wednesday April 21, 2010. Elizabeth still attends high school, and leave the child with her grandmother while she is in class.
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  • Elizabeth Farma, 16, holds her two-month-old son Emmanuel near the Bonthe district hospital in Bonthe, Sierra Leone on Wednesday April 21, 2010. Elizabeth still attends high school, and leave the child with her grandmother while she is in class.
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  • Ward at the UBC hospital in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday April 20, 2010.
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  • Medical staff transfer Seybatu Koroma, 32, onto a stretcher after a procedure to remove the placenta from her womb at the UBC hospital in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday April 20, 2010. Seybatu suffered from a retained placenta after losing her child while giving birth in her village, 15 miles away. This was her eighth delivery - she has three living children..
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  • Seybatu Koroma, 32, lies on the operation table while medical staff proceed to remove the placenta from her womb at the UBC hospital in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday April 20, 2010. Seybatu suffered from a retained placenta after losing her child while giving birth in her village, 15 miles away. This was her eighth delivery - she has three living children..
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  • Seybatu Koroma, 32, lies on the operation table while medical staff proceed to remove the placenta from her womb at the UBC hospital in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday April 20, 2010. Seybatu suffered from a retained placenta after losing her child while giving birth in her village, 15 miles away. This was her eighth delivery - she has three living children..
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  • Parents collect their children's prescriptions for free at the Ola During Children's Hospital in Freetown on Tuesday April 27, 2010. The Sierra Leone government announced today the abolition of medical fees for pregnant and lactating women as well as children under the age of 5.
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  • Parents collect their children's prescriptions for free at the Ola During Children's Hospital in Freetown on Tuesday April 27, 2010. The Sierra Leone government announced today the abolition of medical fees for pregnant and lactating women as well as children under the age of 5.
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  • Parents wait to collect their children's prescriptions for free at the Ola During Children's Hospital in Freetown on Tuesday April 27, 2010. The Sierra Leone government announced today the abolition of medical fees for pregnant and lactating women as well as children under the age of 5.
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  • Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, lies on the operation table after undergoing c-section surgery at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needed to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • The lifeless child of Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, lies in a metal bin after it was removed from her womb during a c-section operation at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needed to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • A nurse stands next to the bed of Nafisatu Bah, 19, who recovers aftera c-section surgery at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. It was Nafisatu's first pregnancy.
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  • A child sits in the harness of a scale outside the Kaniya PHU in the village of Kaniya, Sierra Leone, on Friday April 23, 2010..
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  • A child received pentavalent vaccine at the Kaniya PHU in the village of Kaniya, Sierra Leone, on Friday April 23, 2010..
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  • Community Health Nurse Isatu Djalloh looks over two-year-old Blackie as he slowly recovers at the Bonthe district hospital in Bonthe, Sierra Leone on Thursday April 22, 2010. After medical staff struggled for over 30 minutes and gave the child ORS, an IV was successfully injected, and Blackie started to stabilize. At left is Samuel Coker from the Environmental justice foundation, an NGO the operates an emergency boat transport service.
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  • A man tries to force Marie Tabeh, the mother of two-year-old Blackie, to get aboard the emergency speedboat that will carry her child to the district hospital from the village of Yoni, on Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone on Thursday April 22, 2010. Suffering from severe dehydration, the boy needed to be referred to the district hospital. Marie refused to follow her child without the approval of her husband; medical staff had to leave the mother behind to save the child's life.
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  • Marie Tabeh sits with her two-year-old son Blackie, who suffers from severe dehydration, as she waits to see the nurse at the Yoni PHU in the village of Yoni, on Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone on Thursday April 22, 2010.
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  • Sarah Lahai, 40, pregnant for the 10th time, sits on a bed in a maternity ward at the UBC hospital in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday April 20, 2010. She has 6 living children.
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  • Medical staff take Seybatu Koroma, 32, back to the maternity ward after a procedure to remove the placenta from her womb at the UBC hospital in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday April 20, 2010. Seybatu suffered from a retained placenta after losing her child while giving birth in her village, 15 miles away. This was her eighth delivery - she has three living children..
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  • Parents collect their children's prescriptions for free at the Ola During Children's Hospital in Freetown on Tuesday April 27, 2010. The Sierra Leone government announced today the abolition of medical fees for pregnant and lactating women as well as children under the age of 5.
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  • A nurse pushes a craddle with a sleeping newborn baby through hallways at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010.
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  • A pregnant woman stands on a body scale during a prenatal clinic at the UBC hospital in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone on Friday April 23, 2010.
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  • The newborn child of Kadie Josiah, who was born through a c-section surgery that saved both the mother and the child at the UBC hospital in the town of Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Thursday April 22, 2010.
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  • Marie Tabeh wipes a tear as she stands next to the bed where her two-year-old son Blackie lies suffering from severe dehydration at the Yoni PHU in the village of Yoni, on Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone on Thursday April 22, 2010.
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  • Newborn child in the maternity ward of the Magburaka government hospital in the town of Magburaka, Sierra Leone on Monday March 15, 2010.
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  • A boy walks by carrying a papaya in the village of Mabanta, Sierra Leone on Friday February 27, 2009.
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  • Chernor Anhusine Barrie looks after 20-month-old Naomi Bangura, a malnourished child, while the girl's mother has gone to get lunch at the therapeutic feeding center of the Megbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone, on Friday February 27, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme.
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  • Chernor Anhusine Barrie looks after 20-month-old Naomi Bangura, a malnourished child, while the girl's mother has gone to get lunch at the therapeutic feeding center of the Megbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone, on Friday February 27, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme.
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  • Child in the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone, on Friday February 27, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme..
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  • Isatu Kanu, 18, breastfeeds 4 month old Amadu Kargbo, at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone, on Thursday February 26, 2009. This is her second child, the first one died of edema at the age of 14 months. She got pregnant with the first child at the age of 15.
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  • Isatu Kanu, 18, with 4 month old Amadu Kargbo, at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone, on Thursday February 26, 2009. This is her second child, the first one died of edema at the age of 14 months. She got pregnant with the first child at the age of 15.
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  • Isatu Kanu, 18, with 4 month old Amadu Kargbo, at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone, on Thursday February 26, 2009. This is her second child, the first one died of edema at the age of 14 months. She got pregnant with the first child at the age of 15.
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  • A woman feeds her child at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone on Thursday February 26, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the hospital facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme..
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  • A woman feeds her child at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone on Thursday February 26, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the hospital facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme..
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  • A woman feeds her child at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone on Thursday February 26, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the hospital facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme..
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  • Women feed their children at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone on Thursday February 26, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the hospital facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme..
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  • A woman feeds her child at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone on Thursday February 26, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the hospital facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme..
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  • Health workers distribute milk to mothers at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone on Thursday February 26, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the hospital facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme..
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  • Health workers distribute milk to mothers at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone on Thursday February 26, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the hospital facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme..
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  • Finnah Conteh, 26, recovers after a c-section surgery in the maternity ward of the Magburaka government hospital in the town of Magburaka, Sierra Leone on Monday March 15, 2010. She lost her child due to obstructed labor - medical staff said she hadn't come early enough to save the child. This was her third pregnancy, she has only one living child.
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  • One-month-old Isatu Kamara enjoys a packet of Plumpy Nut therapeutic food at the therapeutic feeding center of the Megbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone, on Friday February 27, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme.
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  • Mother and her child in the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone, on Friday February 27, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme..
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  • Abubakar Barrie, 8, a severely malnourished child, at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone on Thursday February 26, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the hospital facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme..
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  • Girl at the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone on Thursday February 26, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the hospital facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme.
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  • Girl at the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone on Thursday February 26, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the hospital facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme.
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  • Isatu Conteh and her 1y9m old child outside a screening room at the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone on Thursday February 26, 2009. .Isatu has lost 3 children to malnutrition already, this is her only child.
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  • Mariatu Kargbo, 18, with her children Kadiatu, 3, and Baimba, 3 months old, at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone on Thursday February 26, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the hospital facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme...
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  • Mariatu Kargbo, 18, with her child Kadiatu, 3, at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone on Thursday February 26, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the hospital facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme...
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  • Abubakar Barrie, 8, a severely malnourished child,and his father Chernor Anhusine Barrie at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone on Thursday February 26, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the hospital facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme..
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  • Isatu Kanu, 18, with 4 month old Amadu Kargbo, at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone, on Thursday February 26, 2009. This is her second child, the first one died of edema at the age of 14 months. She got pregnant with the first child at the age of 15.
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  • A woman feeds her child at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone on Thursday February 26, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the hospital facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme..
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  • A woman feeds her child at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone on Thursday February 26, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the hospital facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme..
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  • Abubakar Barrie, 8, a severely malnourished child, drinks up under the watch of his father Chernor Anhusine Barrie at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone on Thursday February 26, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the hospital facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme..
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  • A mother feeds her child at the therapeutic feeding center of the Magbenthe hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone on Thursday February 26, 2009. UNICEF sponsored some of the construction of the hospital facilities, and also provides high-protein biscuits and milk as part of a joint effort with the World Food Programme..
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  • A MCH aide checks the drip of a patient in the maternity ward of the Magburaka government hospital in the town of Magburaka, Sierra Leone on Monday March 15, 2010.
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  • Finnah Conteh, 26, holds a handful of pills while she recovers after a c-section surgery in the maternity ward of the Magburaka government hospital in the town of Magburaka, Sierra Leone on Monday March 15, 2010. She lost her child due to obstructed labor - medical staff said she hadn't come early enough to save the child. This was her third pregnancy, she has only one living child.
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  • Fatimata S. Koroma, 18, breastfeeds her newborn child Hendry Jalloh, 14 days, in the maternity ward of the Magburaka government hospital in the town of Magburaka, Sierra Leone on Monday March 15, 2010.
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  • Baimba Sesay and his cousin Ibrahim Sesay, both 15, in the town of Makeni, Sierra Leone, on Friday February 27, 2009. The boys were arrested and spent 6 days in jail after being caught stealing goods from a catholic mission. They say friends came to ask them for help to carry the goods, but that they were unaware that they were in fact stealing them. When the police showed up, their friends ran away, but Baimba and Sesay, not knowing what was going on, stayed put and got caught. Their family paid the bail, both boys are now attending school.
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