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Businesswoman behind African childbirth charities made a dame

Ann Gloag is a former nurse, now philanthropist and businesswoman, who has set up various African childbirth charities and aided hospital ships. Gloag already has an OBE but has now been made a dame for her work with Freedom from Fistula and multiple projects in Sierra Leone, Malawi and Kenya. She is also involved with Mercy Ships, a hospital ship charity.