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flag Pregnant women in Sierra Leone are denied free maternal care, facing abuse and neglect due to unofficial fees and systemic failures.

flag Pregnant women in Sierra Leone’s public hospitals face widespread abuse and life-threatening neglect due to unofficial fees, despite a 2010 policy guaranteeing free maternal care, according to a Human Rights Watch report. flag Women are routinely denied treatment, left unattended, shamed, or forced to pay bribes for basic supplies or attention, leading to preventable maternal and newborn deaths. flag Chronic underfunding, lack of accountability, and reliance on unpaid health workers perpetuate systemic failures, undermining efforts to improve maternal and child health outcomes.

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