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Jalikatu: ‘I am the Sierra Leonean eye doctor who lived through the civil war’
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My battle with bipolar disorder
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak: Child in Uganda diagnosed with virus
A five-year-old boy in Uganda has been diagnosed with Ebola, the World…
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It's night-time at Ola During Children's Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone and…
DR Congo Ebola deaths pass 1,000
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Living with HIV in Africa: Personal stories from young women
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A new dawn for Risper Ominde
Risper Ominde is a 40-year-old wife and mother to five children. During…
