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. 2005 Jul 1;90(8):776–781. doi: 10.1136/adc.2004.052704

Child health in Africa: 2005 a year of hope?

B O'Hare 1, J Venables 1, D Southall 1
PMCID: PMC1720536  PMID: 15994838

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 A refugee camp in Africa. Open sewage runs between the houses. When it rains this floods into the houses. Cholera is endemic in this camp. Photograph courtesy of Dr E Martin.

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