D3-CIPH/SaLone_Health_hub

SaLone Health Hub is a web-based Digital Health Awareness System built to address critical healthcare information gaps in Sierra Leone. It provides accurate, accessible, and localized health information to citizens across all 14 districts of Sierra Leone — completely free, with no registration required. # 🏥 SaLone Health Hub > **Digital Health Awareness System for Sierra Leone** > A free, open-source Digital Public Good (DPG) aligned with SDG 3 and SDG 10 --- ## 📖 About the Project **SaLone Health Hub** is a web-based Digital Health Awareness System built to address critical healthcare information gaps in Sierra Leone. It provides accurate, accessible, and localized health information to citizens across all 14 districts of Sierra Leone — completely free, with no registration required. Sierra Leone faces significant public health challenges: - Malaria accounts for **over 40%** of all outpatient hospital visits - Maternal mortality stands at approximately **443 deaths per 100,000 live births** - Cholera outbreaks affect thousands annually - Many communities lack access to basic health information SaLone Health Hub directly responds to these challenges using open web technologies that work even on low-bandwidth connections and basic smartphones. --- ## ✨ Features | Feature | Description | |--------|-------------| | 📚 **Disease Information Hub** | Complete guides for Malaria, Cholera, Typhoid, Maternal Health, TB, and Child Health | | 🩺 **Symptom Checker** | Select symptoms and receive instant health guidance with emergency alerts | | 🏥 **Health Facility Locator** | Directory of 18+ health facilities filterable by district and type | | 📊 **Open Data API** | JSON-format health data freely accessible and reusable | | 📞 **Emergency Contacts** | Sierra Leone health hotlines including the national 117 emergency line | --- ## 🎯 SDG Alignment This project is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: - **SDG 3 — Good Health and Well-Being:** Providing health awareness, disease prevention information, and facility access to reduce preventable deaths - **SDG 10 — Reduced Inequalities:** Free, mobile-optimized platform ensuring health information reaches rural and low-income communities equally --- ## 🚀 Getting Started ### Prerequisites …