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How Freetown, Sierra Leone is responding to COVID-19

Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown, Sierra Leone, joins Dr Kelly Henning, who leads the public health programme at Bloomberg Philanthropies, to discuss how Freetown is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, how global mayors are sharing information during the crisis, and what’s keeping mayors hopeful right now.

Topic: COVID-19, Government and policy

Sector: Other

Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone

Published by: Follow the Data - Bloomberg Philanthropies

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