Sierra Leone: Too High a Price: Adama Turay (Case Sheet)

She decided to go to a traditional birth attendant (TBA) even though she had been advised to go to hospital for a caesarean section to give birth due to the large size of the foetus. [...] When she started to bleed, her family began looking for money to take her to the hospital. [...] We planned to use the rest of the money at the hospital.” Both Hassan and Sarah accompanied Adama on the 40-minute ride in the taxi to the hospital-she died in the parking lot. [...] They had to pay the taxi Le40,000 (US$13) to take the body to the mortuary. [...] Sarah told Amnesty International, “I think she died because we did not have money and therefore did not go to the hospital on time.