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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
= | In Sierra Leone, there are no known travel or residency restrictions for people with HIV/AIDS. This means that you can enter the country, regardless of your HIV status, and you should not be deported if you test positive for HIV while you are in the country.<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=157 SIERRA LEONE - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> | ||
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The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is 1,360 deaths per 100,000 live births, according to data in 2015. This MMR is ranked first in the world, making Sierra Leone the country with the worst MMR. <ref name=“cia_mmr”>[https://www.cia.gov/LIBRARY/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/353rank.html#IC CIA World Factbook - Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
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==List of Additional Resources== | ==List of Additional Resources== | ||
* Ministry of Health and Sanitation | |||
* [https://www.ippf.org/about-us/member-associations/sierra-leone Planned Parenthood Association of Sierra Leone]:"The Planned Parenthood Association of Sierra Leone (PPASL), established in 1959, works on a range of serious sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues to improve people's health and quality of life. A key focus is to improve access to maternal health care, to reduce the risk of maternal and infant death." | |||
* [http://www.equaldex.com/region/COUNTRY Equaldex - Sierra Leone]: Click here to learn about LGBTQ rights and laws in Sierra Leone. It is important to understand that homosexuality is illegal in Sierra Leone | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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