Unfortunately we didn’t get to be in the room when world leaders pledged their commitments to the UN Secretary General’s Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health, but watching it by live feed from the bloggers’ lounge definitely gave it the feeling of a climactic moment to this week in New York. That was because [...]

No one attending the MDG Summit really expects any big surprises. But we got one of our own last night when Dr Samuel Kargbo called to announce that, not only was he in New York, but that he had managed to get here by catching a ride on the President of Sierra Leone’s plane. That’s [...]

Greetings from an unusually hot New York on the eve of the MDG Review Summit. The AFGH team have all made it, barring Dr Samuel Kargbo whose visa hasn’t come through yet. We are currently praying to the gods of U.S. immigration that all goes to plan tomorrow and that he can be with us [...]

The minute Samuel Kargbo finished his presentation at an Action for Global Health conference in Spain in June, we knew he and AfGH were at the start of a long and fruitful friendship. So it is only natural that Samuel, together with Malawian Marta Kwataine, became one of the “health heroes” our team will work with during the [...]

What do free healthcare clinics in Sierra Leone have in common with iPads? Funnily enough, not a great deal apart from novelty and a mutual ability to attract excited crowds who will queue patiently for hours in the hope of getting close to one. Strictly speaking, universal healthcare in Sierra Leone isn’t actually a new [...]