Non-verbal autistic woman 'wrongly held in solitary confinement in mental hospital for 25 years'
A dedicated team of health and social care professionals worked for years to free Kasibba, a woman from Sierra Leone who was housed in a London mental hospital for 45 years ...
Non-verbal autistic woman wrongly held in mental health hospital for 45 years
An autistic woman with a learning disability spent 45 years of her life wrongly locked up in a mental health hospital. The woman, called Kasibba by the local authority to protect her identity, is ...
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Autistic woman from Sierra Leone wrongly held in mental hospital in London for almost 50 years
Today we mark International Women’s Day in celebration of the achievements of women all over the world. But so too, must we remember the struggles of millions ...
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Sierra Leone
Located in West Africa, Sierra Leone is a small country with complex challenges. Following a decade of civil war between 1991 and 2002, Sierra Leone experienced positive improvements in political ...
Indy author John Green's new book, 'Everything is Tuberculosis,' hits bookshelves Tuesday
John Green's new book "Everything is Tuberculosis" releases Tuesday. The Indiana author kicked off his book tour in Indianapolis over the weekend.
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Empowering Women in Healthcare: How Matron Betsy Deen is Transforming Surgery in Sierra Leone
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day, a time to celebrate the women shaping the future of healthcare across Africa. Among ...
Non-verbal autistic woman wrongly locked up in mental health hospital for 45 YEARS
A NON-VERBAL autistic woman was wrongly locked up in a mental health hospital for 45 years. The patient, referred to as ...