In Africa, many countries support the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). This is a procedure that surgically removes or changes the female’s genital parts. Sierra Leone supported this idea and it became a norm. When a girl became of age for the FGM, a Sowei would come to the household to inform the family about how to go about starting this procedure. In fact, not only was it up to the individual or the family of that person to decide on going through with the procedure but sometimes the community would decide for the person. This procedure is harmful and sometimes causes negative effects. Many health problems could occur because of insanitation and even result in the transmission of HIV (Bjalkander 2012).  

After the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, many cultural beliefs were altered to accommodate the spread of the virus. In Sierra Leone culture there’s a certain way that they do burials but because of Ebola the norm change. Instead of physical contact funerals with certain people they had to change funerals by professional Ebola virus teams. Another ritual that was affected was their traditional healing practice. This was something they used those sick. This provided physical contact between the healer and the patient. This is a cultural practice that benefited those that were sick and needed physical health. Although it needed to be stopped due to the Ebola outbreak, this was a cultural practice that benefited the people in this country (O'Leary et al., 2018).