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Somali - Traditions, Rituals and Spirituality

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Somali - Talking About Illness

• What health care providers should know (1:44)
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• Shame and drama (1:24)
• Speak clearly and simply (1:42)
• Cancer: A big frightening word (1:47)
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• The whole community at the hospital (1:30)
• Civil war and cancer (1:37)
• Somali voices: Ceremony, traditions and beliefs (7:42)
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• Differences between religion and culture (1:59)