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World Service,15 Mar 2017,49 mins

"Dr Miracle" Restoring Sight to 35,000

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Helena Ndume is called Dr Miracle in Namibia. She fled the country as a teenager during apartheid but returned years later as an ophthalmologist and has saved the sight of 35,000 people. John Stokes from Tennessee takes to the sky with a one-winged eagle called Osceola. Mehwish Ekhlaque from Karachi is the only woman to have ridden in Pakistan's Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride, a rally for motorcycle enthusiasts. Daniel Bacchieri collects recordings of street musicians from all over the world and posts them on his website StreetMusicMap. Image: Dr Helena Ndume Credit: Brent Stirton

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