Tag: people-fled
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‘Come home and help’, urges Central African Republic doctor
By Paula Dear BANGUI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When violence erupted in the Central African Republic three years ago, hundreds of thousands of people fled the capital Bangui, including most doctors and medical students at the main children’s hospital. As the city descended into chaos, 58-year-old Jean Gody was one of the few doctors who…
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‘Come home and help’, urges Central African Republic doctor
By Paula Dear BANGUI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When violence erupted in the Central African Republic three years ago, hundreds of thousands of people fled the capital Bangui, including most doctors and medical students at the main children’s hospital. As the city descended into chaos, 58-year-old Jean Gody was one of the few doctors who…
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Children face ‘staggeringly high’ hunger in conflict-hit Central African Republic
By Paula Dear BANGUI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Clinging to her toy dog, 18-month-old Clemence Mokbem stares ahead as nurses rush past to tend to crying babies in the hot, overcrowded intensive care ward in a Bangui hospital. The toddler was taken to the main children’s hospital in Central African Republic’s capital by her teenage…