Stories
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Thomas Sankara and the stomachs that made themselves heard
Thomas Sankara’s vision to transform farming and health in Burkina Faso turned to dust with his assassination. Perry Blankson highlights the considerable achievements of Sankara’s brief span in power.
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How we bury our children
Following her baby daughter’s funeral, Wendy Pratt found that visiting the grave gave her a way to carry out physical acts of caring for her child. Here she considers how parents’ nurturing instincts live on after a child’s death.
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When skin bleaching goes wrong
Warnings about permanent health damage don’t deter those using skin-bleaching products for years on end. Read the story of one woman who suffered from liver failure after years of striving to be paler.
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People against pollution
Alice Bell reflects on what happens when communities help solve environmental problems, and whether citizen science can help fight industrial pollution today.
Catalogue
- Books
Whose choice? : local women talk to health workers and politicians about menopause, HRT, fibroids and hysterectomy / a report on a conference organised by Southwark Community Health Council and Southwark Phoenix Women's Health Organisation ; general editor, Mandana Hendessi.
Date: 2001- Videos
Where there's life there's soap.
Date: [1933]- Videos
Some activities of the Bermondsey Borough Council.
Date: [1931]- Videos
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Some activities of the Bermondsey Borough Council.
Date: [1931]- Videos
- Online
Where there's life there's soap.
Date: [1933]