VOW 88.1 AREA CODE

IN CONVERSATION WITH Natasha Sax, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), international humanitarian law adviser.

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As violence and instability continued in North Kivu, the number of victims and survivors of sexual violence seeking medical and psychological care has reached a record high. The crisis has only worsened in 2025.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reports a persistent, alarming rate of admissions in their support facilities across the province.
Since the beginning of 2025, sexual violence has not decreased. MSF teams are still seeing a high number of survivors coming for help, even though the situation in the region has changed a lot.
5 Aug 2025 English South Africa Entertainment News · Music Interviews

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