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The Russian Florence Nightingale

Red Cross nurse Vera Labadeva talks about being present during the Beslan siege

Vera Labadeva, the Red Cross nurse who treated survivors of the theatre siege in Moscow, and children injured during the Beslan school hostage crisis, talks about being a 'modern day Florence Nightingale.'

Also on the programme: How the Spanish government have come to the rescue of over-worked women by passing a new law to ensure men do housework.

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26 minutes

主播大秀 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project