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Boston Calling: Sliver of Hope

Dr William Fischer

26/07/2014

Sliver of Hope

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An American doctor on the frontlines of the Ebola crisis in West Africa

An American doctor on the frontlines of the Ebola crisis in West Africa.

When an American doctor in west Africa encounters a nine-year-old boy with Ebola, he doesn’t give up hope that the child can be treated - but the odds are not in his favour. And, an Indian immigrant to the US laments the difficulty of finding a Hindi book in India. We find out why a Chinese game called Nine-Man is taking off in America. Also, we learn why the liquor baijiu has yet to catch on with American drinkers. We hear how a Russian writer got a street named after him in New York. And, we meet a classical music composer whose latest chart-topping album is inspired by climate change.

(Photo: Dr William Fischer wearing protective medical gear, courtesy of Dr. William Fischer)

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