In this mountainous African nation, the health workers of the Lesotho Flying Doctor Service hop on small planes and helicopters to reach remote villages where the nearest health clinic might be hours away -- and require a horseback ride.
Squinting against the dust kicked up by the helicopter's rotor blades, dental therapist Senate Makhoali crouches low, loads up her equipment and jumps on board. "One minute it's calm, the next you think you're about to die," she says of flying through the turbulent, ever-changing mountain weather in her home nation of Lesotho.
Photojournalist Tommy Trenchard flew along for the ride -- and learned that foreign aid cuts have taken a toll but that the airborne health providers have managed to stay aloft.
A safe space for girls who've faced sexual violence
The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeing a significant increase in acts of sexual violence against girls and young women. A support center offers a sanctuary for treatment — and a place where they can be heard.
It was Lunar New Year during the Olympics, NPR correspondent Rachel Treisman paid a visit to the celebration at Korea House at the games. It included Korean ramen, a chance to try on the team's uniforms -- and "a sassy trio nailing the choreography to "Golden" from K-Pop Demon Hunters.
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