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Nigeria: Traumatised By Boko Haram, Women Seek Counselling
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 24 August 2017
Fati Ibrahim was one of scores of women gathered outside a tent in a remote community of Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, struggling for a chance to get in and receive help. Read more »
Traumatised By Boko Haram, Nigerian Women Seek Help to Cope
Food, shelter and security are seen as the main concerns for those forced to flee their homes but increasingly health experts fear that psychological wounds are being left to deepen in a region with few psychiatrists and no mental health services, writes Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani for the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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24 August 2017
Beyond Boko Haram
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Psychologist Dr Fatima Akilu, who trained in the NHS, works with both victims and members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram. She set up up the ... see more »
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Rebecca Dali, who runs the Centre for Caring, Empowerment and Peace initiative, was recognised for her "courageous efforts in promoting the reintegration of returning women ... Read more »
Dr Fatima Akilu set up the counselling on wheels programme to bring services to those affected by Boko Haram in remote communities in Northeast Nigeria on July 16, 2017.
