About Welbodi Partnership

Welbodi Partnership works to ensure women and children in Sierra Leone can access respectful, effective essential healthcare. We combine locally-led programmes, training, research and partnership to strengthen health systems and improve outcomes.

Our Vision

All women and children in Sierra Leone will have access to effective essential healthcare services, characterised by respect and dignity for patients, communities and staff.

Focus Areas

  • Neonatal & Child Health
    Ensuring newborns and young children receive life-saving care and follow-up.
  • Maternal Health
    Supporting safe pregnancies, skilled birth attendance and respectful care.
  • Community Health
    Empowering communities with health education and access to essential services.
  • Health System Strengthening
    Training staff, improving quality and supplying critical resources.
  • Emergency Response
    Rapid medical support in crises and disease outbreaks.
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Guiding Principles

Our Impact
Seventeen years of measurable results and growing.
Trained thousands of healthcare workers across clinical, leadership, and quality improvement roles
Pioneered digital tools like the CRADLE VSA device, now integrated into national midwifery training and procurement lists
Supporting the establishment of Sierra Leone’s new Julius Maada Bio Paediatric Centre of Excellence
Supported the Ola During Children’s Hospital to reduce in-hospital child mortality rates from 18% to 9–12% (2017–2024)
Partnered in cutting-edge maternal and neonatal research with King’s College London
Led emergency health responses, including infection prevention during the Ebola outbreak
Embedded continuous training and mentoring systems at paediatric tertiary hospitals, reaching 900+ student nurses annually
Research & Innovation
Welbodi Partnership leads high-impact, operational research that improves maternal and child health outcomes in Sierra Leone. Our work is deeply embedded in clinical practice, with a strong focus on using evidence to inform policy, improve care delivery, and promote equity
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