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    Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa
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      5 Apr 2019

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    Photo: United Nations
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    13 May 2019

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    9 May 2019

    A University of Cape Town medical student doing yoga for a project that draws on ideas from medical and health humanities. Third Year Yoga SSM
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    A South African study found that most doctors and nurses prescribed antibiotics for a viral infection even when patients discouraged them from doing so. Photo via Flickr by Chilanga Cement (CC BY 2.0)
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    Human milk banks collect, pasteurise, test, store, and distribute donated breastmilk. NataBU/Shutterstock
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    Photo: United Nations
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