Last updated: 8 october, 2010 - 12:22 GMT

Six months on: Has Sierra Leone's free health care initiative been effective?

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Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma launched a scheme six months ago to provide free health care for pregnant women, nursing mothers and small children.

A new report assessing its progress will be launched today.

Lansana Fofana, the BBC's correspondent in Freetown, has had a sneak preview.

First broadcast on Network Africa on 8 October, 2010

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