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Communities of cross-feeders

A desire to help leads some women to “cross-feed” – breastfeed other parents’ babies for free. Alev Scott delves into the emotions behind this altruistic act.

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The birth of Britain's National Health Service

Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.

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London, city of lost hospitals

Come on the trail of hundreds of ghost hospitals, whose remnants hold clues to medical treatments of the past.

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Guerrilla public health

From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.

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  • The community responds : AIDS / prepared for the 3rd National Conference - Local Government and Community Development by the Department of Community Services and Health.
  • The community responds : AIDS / prepared for the 3rd National Conference - Local Government and Community Development by the Department of Community Services and Health.
  • The community responds : AIDS / prepared for the 3rd National Conference - Local Government and Community Development by the Department of Community Services and Health.
  • The community responds : AIDS / prepared for the 3rd National Conference - Local Government and Community Development by the Department of Community Services and Health.
  • The community responds : AIDS / prepared for the 3rd National Conference - Local Government and Community Development by the Department of Community Services and Health.
  • The community responds : AIDS / prepared for the 3rd National Conference - Local Government and Community Development by the Department of Community Services and Health.
  • HIV - the facts / Naz Project London, NPL, an HIV, AIDS and sexual health agency working with South Asian, Middle Eastern and North African communities.
  • HIV - the facts / Naz Project London, NPL, an HIV, AIDS and sexual health agency working with South Asian, Middle Eastern and North African communities.
  • HIV - the facts / Naz Project London, NPL, an HIV, AIDS and sexual health agency working with South Asian, Middle Eastern and North African communities.
  • HIV - the facts / Naz Project London, NPL, an HIV, AIDS and sexual health agency working with South Asian, Middle Eastern and North African communities.
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