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These pictures were taken in Zambia, which I visited as part of the International Reporting Project. One of the areas I was looking into during…
As you can probably tell if you’ve read any of my other posts about my Zambia trip, I had an absolutely amazing time in the…
Although we spent a lot of time on our #ZambiaHealth trip working, we did have some free afternoons to do a bit of exploring. Our…
A piece I wrote on my #ZambiaHealth trip about a club which gives sex education to people with hearing disabilities is now on The Guardian’s…
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I think anyone who knows me would say that I am a pretty loud person. A question I regularly get asked by my friends is:…
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HIV and TB co-infection is now a major area of concern in countries like Zambia. People living with HIV, who have impaired immune systems, are…
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Sometimes when you’re out reporting in the field it’s easy to become a bit cynical. When all of the facts and figures are thrown at…
A trip wouldn’t be a trip without me banging on about the food and during a break from reporting on #ZambiaHealth, I got the chance…
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“We are like a person on a dark night, hunting frantically for a lost key under a light. Not because that is where the key…
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One of the things I’ve always loved most about travelling is meeting people and listening to their stories. I guess it’s the journalist in me…