History of Masanga UK

Masanga Hospital is a rural hospital with 120 beds situated in the centre of Sierra Leone, West Africa.  Sierra Leone has suffered greatly from the relatively recent civil war and the 2014-2016 outbreak of Ebola virus.  This is reflected in the country’s healthcare service, which has one of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the world and has large and unmet medical and surgical needs.

Approximately 440,000 people depend on Masanga Hospital for their healthcare.  We provide emergency surgical, obstetric and paediatric care, as well as general healthcare for 12, 000 patients per year.  This number is increasing annually.

Masanga Hospital started as a Leprosy Hospital in the 1960s and during the civil war between 1991 and 2002, the hospital was used as a base by rebel fighters.  It was eventually forced to close in 1997.  In the face of this, the people of Masanga village kept their hope and continued to maintain the hospital grounds.

After the war in 2006, the deserted hospital was rejuvenated by a Euro-Salonean partnership and the result is a hospital providing essential healthcare to a under-resourced population

Where we are today