Tag: Health

Jalikatu: ‘I am the Sierra Leonean eye doctor who lived through the civil war’

Jalikatu is a Sierra Leonean eye doctor and one of only four…

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My battle with bipolar disorder

I was first employed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) in 1995…

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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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Working the night shift on Malaria’s frontline in Sierra Leone

It's night-time at Ola During Children's Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone and…

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DR Congo Ebola deaths pass 1,000

The death toll from the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of…

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Living with HIV in Africa: Personal stories from young women

What does it mean to live with HIV and AIDS in the…

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A new dawn for Risper Ominde

Risper Ominde is a 40-year-old wife and mother to five children. During…

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