20 October 2015
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Innovation helps Kenyan mothers
Giving newborn babies 'air' to breathe
Helping sick children go home in SA
Ugandan men opt for circumcision
Home care helps children 'breathe easy'
Home care helps children 'breathe easy'Looking after a sick child can be a challenge for families. even with the highest level of support. A scheme in South Africa is helping parents - who don't have that support - to look after their children themselves.
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3D printed limbs
Increasing the supply of prosthetics in Uganda
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Aboard the chemo bus
Bringing chemotherapy to the rural doorstep
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No frills drill
Safe surgery with a DIY essential
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'Shoebox IVF'
Tackling infertility in poorer countries
3D printed limbs
Aboard the chemo bus
No frills drill
'Shoebox IVF' Features and Analysis
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Deadly operation
My hospital was destroyed while I was operating on a patient
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'Ray of hope'
Helping Kenyan couples have children without risk of HIV
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Experts' view
Do we need more than two genders?
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Moving mealtimes
Could eating only in eight-hour period tackle obesity?
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Slim but overweight
How I discovered that I'm at risk of diabetes