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Did a Drought in Childhood Make You Disabled? The Shocking Long-Term Effects in South Africa
What if a lack of rain when you were a baby could ruin your health decades later? This video explores a groundbreaking study by Taryn Dinkelman that reveals how droughts during early childhood in South Africa's apartheid-era homelands led to a dramatic increase in disability rates in adulthood. We uncover why men were hit harder than women, how strict migration laws turned a natural disaster into a lifelong curse, and the surprising role of policy changes in reversing these effects. Watch to understand why early-life shocks matter more than you think and what this means for global health and poverty today.
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