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World Service,16 Oct 1998,28 mins

Growing Old in Africa - Part Three

African Perspective

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Drought, war, AIDS and economic migration have left the elderly vulnerable and without care in Ethiopia. Abandoned by their families some are destitute and living on the streets. But initiatives are being set up to help them.

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