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Apr 2020
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Sex and Gender Based Violence in the Dem...

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Coco Tang and Kimberly Spray of Global Outreach Doctors join the show to delve into their experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo to assess the fallout and possible sustainable, actionable items we can take to combat sex and gender based violence in that country. Recorded in the before times! 
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