Education

On the way to self-reliance, we encourage our staff to continue to develop, something that they themselves are very keen to do. In the hospital, training and presentations are often given, both by the staff themselves and by specialists or other visitors from the rest of the world.

In addition to these in-house training courses, we also offer employees for further education when there is room for this. A special fund has been set up for this: the education fund. Our aim is that ultimately all nursing aides for whom this is possible obtain a diploma recognized by the government.

Several members of our Lion Heart Family are already continuing their studies. Upon completion of their studies, the LHMC will be enriched with a state-certified midwife, a lab technician, a state-enrolled community health nurse, a state-registered nurse, two mother and child aides, and a bookkeeper. These individuals have committed to the LHMC for the long term, a requirement for eligibility for the education fund. It is our great wish to soon have one of our ambitious staff members study to become a doctor at the University of Freetown.