Management and coordination of Country Programme

In line with the National commitments in the Sierra Leone Medium Term National Development Plan (2018 – 2023), the national population policy (2018), the 2017 Family Planning 2020 commitments, the Government of Sierra Leone commits to the overall goal of the ICPD Programme of Action. The commitments are as follows:

1. Zero Unmet Need
The Government of Sierra Leone commits to the overall goal of zero unmet need for family planning services by 2030. Specifically, the Government of Sierra Leone commits to
• Allocate at least of 1% of the health budget for Family Planning by 2022
• Increase the number of adolescents reached with modern contraceptive methods per year from 47,769 (2018) to 93,088 by 2025
• Raise the contraceptive prevalence rate (for women aged 15−49 currently married or in a union who are using a modern or traditional contraceptive method) from 22.5 per cent in 2017 to 50 per cent by 2028.

2. Zero preventable maternal deaths
The Government of Sierra Leone commits to the overall goal of zero preventable maternal deaths by 2030. Specifically, the Government of Sierra Leone commits to
• Train and employ 1000 midwives, 180 nurse anaesthetists, 72 surgical assistants by 2025.
• Reduce maternal mortality from 1,165 per 100,000 live births by 50% in 2028.

3. Zero Gender Based Violence
The Government of Sierra Leone commits to the overall goal of zero Gender Based Violence and harmful practices by 2030. Specifically, the Government of Sierra Leone commits to
• Enact the Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill in Sierra Leone which will criminalize child marriage for all types of marriages by the end of 2020

Mode of engagement:

• Programmatic action
  Action to achieve the Three Zeros through advocacy, legislation, resource mobilization, capacity building and service provision