laboratories in the Western Area and one in each of the three regional headquarter towns. They have full capabilities to test for viral hemorrhagic fevers including Ebola. CROSS –CUTTING ISSUES In addressing the crossing –cutting issues raised in the APRM Country Review Report of 2012 including ethnicity and the management of diversity, corruption and youth unemployment and the blessing and curse of mineral and mining , Government took many steps: • Introduced schemes for youth education , training , and employment including the Youth Service Scheme • The Core Mineral Policy of 2015 provides for model mining agreements that require mining companies to negotiate with mining communities on community development initiatives • The Anti-Corruption Commission introduced a new Pay No Bribe Campaign that involves citizens in reporting corruption and bribery on line or through text messages. • In spite of the aforementioned efforts in the implementation of the APRM NPOA in Sierra Leone, there are still challenges that require attention: • The need to further step up awareness raising on governance issues generally and the APRM in particular • Resourcing the APRM as it has now being given additional new mandates including the monitoring of AU Agenda 2063 and the UN 2030 Global Sustainable Development Goals • Implementation of the APRM in situations of emergencies : Ebola and international global impacts GOVERNMENT’S EFFORTS SUPPORTED 1000 MEDIUM AND SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES TO INCREASE THEIR COMPETITIVENESS ACROSS KEY VALUE CHAINS ( HE’S PARLIAMENTARY SPEECH :2016) APRM Sierra Leone | Annual Progress Report 13