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Africa Life Clinic

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Factual: Health & Wellbeing

Africa Life Clinic, health issues affecting people’s everyday lives across the continent.

The Covid pandemic is the overwhelming health issue facing Africa right now. However there are a multitude of other health issues which affect people’s daily lives across the continent. Africa Life Clinic aims to reflect the health concerns of Africa through a focus on ‘relatable’ stories- issues that strike a chord with the audience, that might be part of their lives and affect them personally. As well as delving into ongoing developments with the pandemic, Africa Life Clinic features stories about health that concern the continent, such as safe and affordable blood donation, stopping the sale of fake drugs, preventing the spread of rabies and finding ways of dealing with chronic conditions like diabetes or improving mental health. Each week it features perspectives and solutions from different countries.

Africa Life Clinic: Combatting mental illness

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Combatting mental illness

20/03/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Africa Life Clinic, Combatting mental illness

Mental health issues for breastfeeding mothers and why swimming can help

Mental health issues for breastfeeding mothers and why swimming can help.

In Nigeria we meet someone who finds that swimming can help alleviate her depression and we discuss how self-esteem as well as diet can impact a new mothers’ ability to breastfeed.  With Pricilla Ngethe , Milly Akeyo and Charles Mgbolu. 
(Picture: mother and baby in hospital. Credit: GettyImages)

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