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Many parts of the United States are desperately in need of doctors, especially in rural and medically underserved areas.

Virginia bill would give alternate licensing path to foreign doctors

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Many highly skilled doctors who have the necessary qualifications are struggling to find work in the United States, even though there is a real need for them in some places.

A reflection from the wing mirror of a car shows people ride motorcycles in Douala.

As gang violence escalates in Cameroon, residents are ‘not safe anymore’

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