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The mental health toll of survivors in Sierra Leone

The mental health toll of survivors in Sierra Leone

FromThe Take


The mental health toll of survivors in Sierra Leone

FromThe Take

ratings:
Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Oct 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

After dealing with an 11-year war and the Ebola epidemic, Sierra Leoneans are now - like the rest of us - facing the COVID-19 pandemic. But for many, this can be particularly triggering. So what happens to people faced with generations of untreated collective trauma, and what can be done to help Sierra Leoneans heal?

In this episode: 
Rawya Rageh (@RawyaRageh), Senior Crisis Adviser for Amnesty International
Yusuf Kabba, President of the Sierra Leone Association of Ebola Survivors

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Released:
Oct 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Making sense of the world, one story at a time. Host Malika Bilal and journalists from Al Jazeera's international bureaus and beyond share their take on the most important stories every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.