As the world celebrates the International Day of Older Persons, HealthCare for the aged Cries for Support
By: Sulaiman Stom Koroma HealthCare for the Aged, the government of Sierra Leone, and other partners have today October 1st, 2022 celebrated the international day of older persons at the New City Hall in Freetown. The celebration brought together government officials, partners, and over two hundred (200) old people from different parts of Freetown. Making a statement on how his organization has worked with older persons over the years, the CEO and Founder of HealthCare for the Aged, Mohamed S. Bah started by telling a story that he said was the idea behind the formation of his organization. “I witnessed a scene where a pregnant woman was carried on an ordinary blanket from the Gravel Boom Community, which is one of the deprived communities within Freetown, to a hospital that was miles away from their community. The community is deprived, isolate, and not motorable making it difficult to access the community whenever something tragic happens. On this day, while some of...