Table 1.

Sierra Leone government healthcare facilities

Level of care	Type of facility	Catchment area	Number*
Primary	Maternal and child health posts	<5000 persons Village level	559
	Community health posts	5000–10 000 persons Small town level	386
	Community health centres	10 000–20 000 persons Chiefdom level	229
Secondary	District and regional referral hospitals		21
Tertiary	Referral hospitals		3

*2016 Ministry of Health and Sanitation data.¹³