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World Service,14 Dec 2004,22 mins

Providing Healthcare For Those Displaced By War

Health Matters

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The challenges of providing healthcare in parts of the world affected by conflict. In Sudan a mother talks about her life in a refugee camp as she looks after three young children. Those displaced by Maoists in Nepal are being helped by the Nepal Trust. Quite often simple medical treatments change lives. Note, this includes a graphic description of what happened in Sierra Leone to people seeking medical help for life-changing injuries acquired in the civil war

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