Sierra Leone's crises have global reach

When the power went out that night, Dr. Ibrahim Thorlie was operating on his fifth patient of the day in a maternity hospital with a shortage of antibiotics and running water. His colleague was doing an emergency caesarean in the next room. In the corridor, a bucket on the floor held a stillborn baby.

By Scott Kraft : Reporting from Freetown, Sierra Leone

November 15, 2009