The thread of life: a Buddhist temple in Thailand has opened its doors to people with AIDS - and given us all a lesson in how to help others die with dignity

Article Abstract:

Wat Phra Baat Nam Phru is one of the Buddhist temples in Thailand that have become AIDS hospices. The monks provide compassionate care and help prepare AIDS patients to die a peaceful and dignified death. Thai philanthropies and foreign donations finance their work.

Health aspects, Care and treatment, Thailand, AIDS patients, Sick persons, Temples, Buddhist, Buddhist temples, Church work, Church work with the sick

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Body language in Somalia: letter from an exhausted land

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A reporter in Somalia to cover Operation Restore Hope offers glimpses of the terrible and threatening events taking place even during the relief operation. She believes that a spiritual degradation affects both inhabitants and visitors.

Social aspects, Personal narratives, Operation Restore Hope, 1992-

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Somalia 1992: the casualties

Article Abstract:

Photographs of the victims of the famine in Somalia that has killed more than 100,000 in 1992 are presented. The pictures were taken in the town of Baidoa.

Cover Story, Portrayals, Famines, Victims of famine, Famine victims

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