Nurse cashes in her pension to open community clinic

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Nurse cashes in her pension to open community clinic
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50-year-old Olivia Pharo has given up her full-time nursing job after 29 years in the industry, and used her hard-earned pension, to open her very own clinic.

A nurse in Atlantis, outside Cape Town, has traded her full-time job to open her own community clinic.JOHANNESBURG - A nurse in Atlantis, outside Cape Town, has traded her full-time job to open her own community clinic.

Not only is this real-life Good Samaritan offering much-needed health care, but she's also cashed in her entire pension to fund the project.

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