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Crowdfunding: Act fast, save lives!

Max Kooijmans
In the rural heart of Sierra Leone, access to medical care is not guaranteed. For many people, the Lion Heart Medical Centre (LHMC) serves as an essential source of care and support. However, long distances and poor roads often make it difficult to reach the hospital in time. When patients do arrive, they are often…

Composition of the LHF Board

Max Kooijmans
Heleen Koudijs will leave the LHF Board per January 1 2025. With regret she concluded she could not combine her LHF activities with her personal and business life any longer and we shared this regret. She has served the hospital as Medical Superintendent (MS) for almost 2 years and subsequently she accepted the role as…

A Case of Life-Saving Action

Max Kooijmans
Mohamed Koroma (33) was rushed into our hospital after a severe road traffic accident. He was sent to Yele all the way from Makeni, more than 1,5 hours away. He lost a lot of blood and by the time he reached LHMC he was in shock. We were able to save his life by taking…

Visit of “Wilde Ganzen”

Max Kooijmans
We received two visitors from Wilde Ganzen (“Wild Geese”), a donor agency based in the Netherlands. They support several NGOs in Sierra Leone and are one of the main sponsors of our hospital. For every project we undertake, Wilde Ganzen sponsors 1/3rd of the finances. The main goal of the visit was to follow up…

Patient Case

Max Kooijmans
This is Aminata Kamara, a 60 year old woman from Mabarr Poli village about 20 km from Yele. She was trying to jump over a gutter, when she fell and sustained fractures on both bones of her lower leg & her right foot. Miss Kamara came to our hospital on 10 November 2024, and we…

New Faces

Max Kooijmans
In our midst are several new team members. We are proud to announce that the government has posted an experienced midwife at LHMC. Memunatu Bangura (in picture) has just moved to Yele from the capital Freetown, to strengthen our team on the maternity ward. We also have a new storekeeper, Ibrahim Tholley, and a new…

Take a Tour

Max Kooijmans
Our Media Team has created a beautiful video that takes you through our hospital. Enjoy watching.  

November is Hernia month

Max Kooijmans
If you have a hernia, pay attention! November is at Lion Heart Medical Centre in Yele. We offer all hernia & hydrocele surgeries for reduced prices. LHMC is an NGO-hospital located in the heart of Sierra Leone, in Yele Town, Gbonkolenken Chiefdom, Tonkolili District. We offer high-quality healthcare at a small price. The whole month…

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