Published By: BHI Communications

BHI in Conversation: Building the Paul E. Farmer Maternal Center of Excellence

In this episode of The Lancet Global Health Podcast, Isata Dumbuya, Director of Nursing and Midwifery, Partners In Health, and Allison Adamson, Architect, Build Health International, discuss the development of the Paul E. Farmer Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone. The conversation explores the future of maternal health in the country, the importance of sustainable skills training, and how the project combined healthcare infrastructure with local workforce development.

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Isata Dumbuya outside of the Maternal Center of Excellence in August 2025. 

Allison Adamson on site at the Maternal Center of Excellence during construction.


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