The Brave Young Doctors of Sierra Leone

From Amy Maxmen / PBS NOVA: King’s Partnership and Partners in Health are outliers in the global health community in focusing on the mentorship of Sierra Leone’s next generation of doctors. The country has a profound need for more medical experts.

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Organization:

Partners In Health

Social Innovator:

Paul Farmer, Sheila Davis

Issue Areas:

Healthcare, Job Creation and Workforce Development

Problem-Solving Strategies:

Community Control and Ownership, Cultivating Collaborations, Leveraging Technology, Remixing the Talent Pool

Communities Served:

Communities Experiencing Economic Hardship, Rural Communities

Locations Where The Organization Works:

Haiti, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mexico, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, United States

Notes:

Skoll Awardee

Date:

September 16, 2015

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