In this episode Clemmie explores the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone with consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Benjamin Black. Benjamin is a specialist advisor to international aid organisations - including Médecins Sans Frontières, specifically on sexual, reproductive and maternal healthcare for populations in times of crisis.
Part of which he documents in his (jaw dropping) first book, Belly Woman: Birth, Blood & Ebola; The Untold Story
A call to arms to consider ‘What happens to pregnant women when a humanitarian catastrophe hits? This is acutely significant in February 2023, as the world watches the rescue efforts following the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
You can get Benjamin's new book here.
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