ministry of health and sanitation (sierra leone) ministry of health and sanitation (sierra leone) the ministry of health and sanitation is the health ministry of sierra leone. as of 2021, the health minister is dr. austin h. demby. their offices are located on the fourth floor of the youyi building, brookfields, freetown. youyi building, freetown, where the ministry offices are located as of 2014, the ministry of health and sanitation is engaged in a campaign against the ebola virus epidemic in west africa, in which sierra leone was one of the most seriously affected countries.