civil in war in 2002, in an effort to increase coverage. Bombali has 16 community health centers (CHC), 18 community health posts (CHP), 48 maternal child health posts (MCHP), 1 government hospital, 1 military hospital, 1 community hospital, 3 mission Clinics, 3 mission hospitals and 3 private clinics. Traditional medicine forms part of the primary health care system in Sierra Leone. Diseases endemic to Bombali are Yellow Fever and Malaria. Holy Spirit Hospital (Makeni), largest private hospital in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone, is located in Bombali District in the town of Makeni. In 2019, the First Responder Coalition of Sierra Leone (FRCSL) was created in Makeni, the largest city of Bombali District. The five founding members included the Sierra Leone Red Cross Society, LFR International, the University of Makeni, Agency for Rural Community Transformation, and Holy Spirit Hospital. 1,000 community members from Bombali were trained to be first responders by the Coalition and equipped with first aid kits between June and July 2019. Religion Notable people Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone from 2007 to 2018 Joseph Saidu Momoh, President of Sierra Leone from 1985 to 1992 Almamy Suluku, was a powerful Limba ruler who maintained his independence as long as possible through brilliant political strategy during colonial era. Edward Turay, Politician Brima Koroma, football star Mohamed Kamara, football star Daddi Cool, Guinean reggae musician See also Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Civil War Notes Sources Parts of this article reproduced with permission from https://web.archive.org/web/20070121122533/http://www.statehouse-sl.org/member-parliament.html Districts of Sierra Leone Northern Province, Sierra Leone