Sierra Leone Development Forum

February 4-5 2005

Atlanta, Georgia

Keynote Speakers:

Health and Medicine Report

Dr. Noah Conteh - Director General of

                              Medical Services

Mr. Michael J. Lansana – Registrar, Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone

Economic and Developmental Report

Honorable Ibrahim Sesay - Deputy Minister, Ministry of Development and

                                          Economic Planning

Mr. Lawrence Ndola-Myers – General Manager, Government Gold and

                                                Diamond Office

Mr. AB Kallon – Logistics Manager, Sierra Leone Red Cross  

Sierra Leone Report

Honorable Septimus Kaikai - Minister of Information and Broadcasting

Mr. Mustapha Kemoh-Kondeh – Community Relations Manager,

                                                    Alpha Foundation of Sierra Leone

Program Outline

Health and Medicine Report

Ø      Hospital and Health Facility Construction/Renovation efforts

Ø      Healthcare Professionals (recruitment and retention)

Ø      General Health (AIDS and other diseases, life expectancy, infant mortality,

       vaccinations, etc.)

Ø      The standardization and regulation of medicines/pharmaceuticals and

       cosmetics in the market

Ø      Expansion of the approved medicine database to address current treatable

       illnesses in SL

Economic and Developmental Report

Ø      Sierra Leone economic growth/recovery indicator

Ø      Diamond Industry (national output, mining, exporting, regulation, and

      foreign investment)

Ø      Privatization, capacity building, and decentralization of governmental

      services

Ø      Infrastructual development (telecommunications, roads and highways,

      electricity, construction)

Sierra Leone Report

Ø      Resettlement of refugee communities within SL and neighboring countries

Ø      Restoration of primary services (schools, safe drinking water, food

       security)

Ø      Synergy between the Government, traditional/local governments, and

      NGOs’ for improvement

Ø      Sierra Leone as it affects and is affected by the international community

o       International relations (diplomatic missions, trade, security)

o       International aid and foreign investment

o       Natural resource exploration, management, and environmental protection

Ø      Discussions

Join us as we celebrate the remarkable post-war reconstruction efforts in Sierra Leone with our distinguished panel!