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Sebastian Van As

Sebastian Van As

Trauma, Surgery
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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Dr. Sebastian Van As is a trauma surgeon and head of the trauma unit at the Children's Red Cross Hospital in Cape Town, the only trauma center of its kind for children in South Africa. Originally from the Netherlands, Van As has documented thousands of rape cases through the Red Cross Hospital. Here, he talks with FRONTLINE/World's Elena Ghanotakis about what's behind the high number of rape cases in South Africa and, in his view, what measures should be taken to counter the problem.
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