Child protection
Hands Off Our Girls
Community advocacy against child marriage and sexual and gender-based violence.
Explore the campaignHealth care and survivor support
34 Military Hospital Expansion
Dr. Fatima Maada Bio supported the expansion of 34 Military Hospital in Freetown. The Office describes a 600-bed multipurpose complex and a Centre of Excellence for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.
Explore the storyThe project and her role
The First Lady’s published biography documents her involvement in developing the hospital complex, the Centre of Excellence and an administrative block. In November 2024, her Office reported that she had toured the site with an official from the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Inspecting the hospital complex
Original report and photosA space designed for survivor care
In its account of the December 2024 tour, the Office described the Centre of Excellence as a dedicated part of the expansion, designed to bring medical care, counselling and rehabilitation together for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.
Read the tour reportInside the December tour
Original report and photosProject milestones
- 16 December 2024
The First Lady toured the complex. The Office’s report described it as a 600-bed facility.
Office report on the complex - May 2025
The Office published an update reporting that the complex had been commissioned in December 2024 and describing the Centre of Excellence as inaugurated.
Read the May 2025 update
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Menstrual health and education
Free Sanitary Pads Initiative
Free menstrual products for schoolgirls, with outreach to help pupils talk openly about menstrual health.
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