Rockhopper TV: Survival
by PRI Public Radio International
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Description
Millions of people around the world - especially women and children - have their lives cut short by disease and ill-health. Yet many of the problems they suffer from are relatively cheap to prevent or cure. The latest drugs to cure Malaria only cost a dollar per dose. But this is still too expensive for the poorest of the poor. How can this global health inequality be bridged? “Survival” will take you around the world, deep into the most severely affected communities, from the heart of the Congo to the slums of Manilla. These stories from the frontline in the war to achieve equal access to health for all are told by the many doctors, scientists and ordinary people who are engaged in the struggle. It’s a battle for “Survival." "Survival" is produced by Rockhopper TV for BBC World News, with backing from Imperial College, London, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. View the full-length documentaries and read more about each subject here: http://www.survival.tv
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoSurvival: A Healthy Start, Fit for Life | Women in Bangladesh are fifty times more likely to die in childbirth than women in the developed world and Bangladesh has one of the highest child mortality rates in the world. A pioneering project and a range of cheap interventions could help save lives. Contributors: Marjana, Biba Rani, Rashida Matine, Johanara. | 2/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoSurvival: Distant Places, Forgotten Lives | The people of Niger suffer from a host of forgotten, parasitic diseases. Now, thousands of ordinary people are being recruited to help distribute these drugs. Their ambitious goal? To eliminate five neglected diseases in just five years. Contributors: Ali Balla, Dr. Mariama Lamine, Halima Ousmane. | 2/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoSurvival: The Deadly Combination | Tuberculosis, a disease once thought to be under control, is spreading, mutating, and developing resistance to available drugs. How should countries balance their need to protect the public from a killer disease with the rights of the individual patients? Contributors: Ricardo Hansen, Zelda Hansen. | 2/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoSurvival: The Deadliest Disease | Sleeping Sickness is the deadliest disease in the world. The Democratic Republic of Congo suffers more cases than almost any other country. Without new, safer drugs this terrible disease may never be defeated. Contributors: Nguma Tetwidon, Bolndwa Namasi, Dr. Florent Mbo, Els Torreele. | 2/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoSurvival: The Hidden Invaders | documentary, Brazil, South, America, worms, hookworm, roundworm, parasite, sanitation, drugs, vaccine, vaccination, program, doctor, medicine | 2/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoSurvival: The Plant that Cures Malaria | documentary, Uganda, Africa, Malaria, Community, Drug, Distribution, homeopathic, homeopathy, Artemisia, artimisian, combination, therapies, ACT’s, farmers, poverty, disease | 2/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoSurvival: The Struggle to Breathe | documentary, Philippines, Asia, Manila, antibiotics, air, pollution, poverty, slum, Pneumonia, children, community, health, disease | 2/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 7 Episodes |
- Free
- Category: Health & Medicine
- Language: English
- © 2010 Public Radio International (PRI)
