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Midwife in Manyatta: ‘Clinic’ that brings life to Turkana

One could easily confuse Jacinta Atiir's compound for an antenatal and postnatal clinic due to the expectant mothers waiting for their turn to see the famous 'doctor' every morning.

Atiir is an untrained traditional birth attendant who carries out her trade at Chokchok village, Turkana Central which is 30 kilometres from Lodwar town.

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