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Sammy J and Randy in South Africa

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Australian comedy duo Sammy J and Randy attracted some funny looks during their recent trip to South Africa. They suspect this might have had something to do with the colour of Randy’s purple hue! The pair paid a visit to the Woza Moya HIV/AIDS Community Centre (an Oxfam partner organisation) in the lead up to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala and made a few friends along the way. Read more »
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Closing the Gap profile: Moss Vale High School

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Oxfam volunteer Sarah Morris profiles Moss Vale High School, where students are preparing for National Close the Gap Day, one of the biggest days on their school calendar. Read more »
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World AIDS Day 2011: glimmers of hope

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Today, across the world, 4,900 people will die because they have AIDS. Another 7,100 will be infected with HIV. That’s 12,000 people directly affected in one day – not including the families and community members who are also affected when a person they know contracts HIV. A staggering three-quarters of those deaths and two-thirds of […] Read more »
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Survival and triplets in the midst of famine

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In the midst of famine, Somali children survive with the help of Oxfam partner SAACID, whose community therapeutic care centres across Mogadishu are admitting more than 3,000 malnourished children every week. Read more »
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Providing free health care in Mogadishu

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21-year-old Maryana, a nurse for one of Oxfam’s Somali partners, works at an emergency therapeutic centre in Mogadishu. Here she talks about the many challenges she faces in providing free health care to thousands of malnourished children. Read more »
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Closing the Gap with SWAMS, part 4: Clem

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By turns an advocate between doctor and patient, a crusader against diabetes, and a contact point for the Indigenous community, Aboriginal health worker Clem Jetta tells us how he’s trying to Close the Gap. Read more »
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Closing the Gap with SWAMS, part 3: Hayley

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Meet Hayley, the third Aboriginal health worker in our SWAMS interview series. Here, she describes how she puts clients at ease and talks about some of the health issues she encounters in her work. Read more »
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Closing the Gap with SWAMS, part 2: Steven

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In our latest Aboriginal health worker interview, Steven tells us how SWAMS is making a positive difference to the health of Aboriginal people in WA’s southwest. Read more »
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With drought and famine weakening Somalia, community care improves childrens’ health

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Launched with a local Somali partner in 2009, Oxfam’s innovative community care program to address malnutrition in Mogadishu has reached 136,000 children. This is the story of one of these children, Mohamed, who recovered from severe illness and malnutrition. Read more »
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Closing the Gap with SWAMS, part 1: Katherine

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Katherine is an Aboriginal health worker with SWAMS (South West Aboriginal Medical Service), based in Bunbury, Western Australia. In the first interview of a four-part series about SWAMS’ clinical team, she talks about the rewards and challenges of her job. Read more »