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World Service,13 Aug 1999,28 mins

Nursing on the Frontline

Everywoman

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Nurses working in conflict zones including Panama and Nigeria talk about the situations they've faced. Also on the programme: How women are breaking into the construction industry - a single mum from Alabama talks about how she built her own house. The diary comes from St Lucia's 23-year old Minister for Tourism, the youngest politician in government.

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