Key Messages on Gender Based Violence, Teenage Pregnancy and Child Protection in the context of COVID-19
Sierra Leone
(National)
Issuing Authority:
Ministry of Gender and Children's Affairs, National Secretariat for the Reduction of Teen Pregnancy
Type: Law/Policy Document
Issued: June 1, 2020
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Data from Sierra Leone
Cumulative Cases
7,794
Cumulative Deaths
125
WHO COVID-19 Dashboard. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2020. Available online: https://covid19.who.int/ (last cited: 2024-04-14).
Country Report
Legal System: Common Law
Economy Type: Low Income
Current Health Expenditure: 13.4% of GDP
International Treaties:
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)
- International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICPMW)
- International Health Regulations
Childhood Vaccine Uptake (measles coverage by nationally recommended age): 93%
Previous Outbreaks: Ebola
