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Headline : Joe Wicks on the fight against malaria
Caption : Joe Wicks on the fight against malaria

The Body Coach investigates malaria’s devastating impact and finds out how communities in Sierra Leone are fighting back

Sport Relief, Joe Wicks The Body Coach, shares his emotional journey to investigate how malaria, a disease that kills a child under five every two minutes, is impacting people’s lives in Sierra Leone and sees first-hand some of the incredible work being done to tackle it


Joe Wicks in front of Connaught Hospital.

King's Sierra Leone Partnership – Connaught Hospital – Freetown
Connaught is one of Sierra Leone busiest public hospitals, providing care for about 2000 people per day. It is a referral hospital, but also provides primary care. Urgent and non-urgent cases are admitted via the accident and emergency department. 70% arrive with fever and many are given malaria drugs they don’t need. This project will create better diagnosis and management pathways for fever, in line with country guidelines for malaria. It will train health workers, and put in place a simple data system to ensure that decision-makers and planners have complete and timely data. Toolkits will be developed to help other hospitals improve quality of care for patients with fever.
MANDATORY CREDIT: Olivia Acland/Supplied by WENN.com
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