Waiting area in a hospital in Palapye, Botswana

Lessons from Botswana

17 October 2012

Towards the end of their training, student doctors have the chance to spend an elective spell working overseas, often in developing countries. Cambridge University medics, Daniel Jackson and Mohammad Razai spent two months in Botswana working in the eye clinics of government hospitals.

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Benjamin Zephaniah and Mohammad Razai at last year's event

Poetry please

23 September 2012

The Benjamin Zephaniah Poetry Competition, set up last year to encourage new work propelling social change, is now open to a wider range of aspiring poets. Entrants are asked to submit their work by 17 October 2012.

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