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I trained to be a surgeon when I couldn’t read or write
I trained to be a surgeon when I couldn’t read or write
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
May 16, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Mamitu Gashe is a world-renowned Ethiopian surgeon who specialises in repairing obstetric fistula. She decided to become a surgeon after she almost died in childbirth at the age of 16. But at the time she was a child bride who couldn't read or write.
Image: Mamitu Gashe
Credit: Kalkidan Yibelta
Image: Mamitu Gashe
Credit: Kalkidan Yibelta
Released:
May 16, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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