Oral Rehydration Therapy
from Program 3, Delivering the Goods
A simple solution of water, salt and sugar saves millions of young lives.
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Vaccines and How They Work
from Program 1, Disease Warriors
Jenner's experiment with cowpox opens up a new horizon in disease prevention.
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The End of Smallpox
from Program 1, Disease Warriors
Armed with vaccines, young idealists nicknamed the "smallpox warriors" set out in 1967 to eradicate smallpox.
Part I: The Campaign Begins (6:39)
Part II: The Last Case (5:26)
The Campaign to Eradicate Polio
from Program 1, Disease Warriors
Follow the global effort to eradicate polio in India and Nigeria.
Part I: The Polio Campaign in India (5:03)
Part II: The Polio Campaign in India (Public Resistance to Vaccines)
Part III: The Campaign Reaches its Climax (9:02)
A Vaccine for Aids?
from Program 1, Disease Warriors
Scientists explore the mystery of natural immunity and whether it could be a key to an aids vaccine.
Part I: The Mystery of Natural Immunity (6:34)
Part II: Keys to a Vaccine (3:08)
AIDS in Thailand
from Program 3, Delivering the Goods
Mechai Viravaidya battles HIV in Thailand with a two-fold strategy.
Part I: The Condom King (3:17)
Part II: The Story of Nissara (5:21)
Fighting AIDS in Botswana
Program 6, How Safe are We?
Can combination drug therapy save a nation with a 40% HIV prevalence rate?
Part I: Disaster in Denial (10:32)
Part II: Turning the Tide (8:48)
The Discovery of Antibiotics
from Program 2, Rise of the Super Bugs
Since their discovery, antibiotics have revolutionized the fight against bacterial infection.
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Antibiotics and Pneumonia in Honduras
from Program 2, Rise of the Super Bugs
Around the world, antibiotics are a key weapon in the fight against pneumonia.
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An Incurable TB?
from Program 2, Rise of the Super Bugs
Jim Yong Kim and Paul Farmer are changing the way the world combats multi-drug resistant tuberculosis.
Part I: Poverty and the Rise of MDR TB in Peru (3:49)
Part II: Everyone Around Her is at Risk (8:20)
Part III: Facing TB Head-On (4:56)
Part IV: Reason to Endure (3:40)
Malaria's Tenacious Grip
from Program 4, Deadly Messengers
Despite decades of effort, malaria continues to plague the tropics.
Part I: Malaria in Africa Today (5:23)
Part II: Fred Soper's Valiant Campaign (4:45)
Part III: The New Approach (5:09)
Preventing River Blindness
from Program 4, Deadly Messengers
Follow Doctor Uche Amazigo and her quest to eradicate river blindness from Togo.
Part I: The River Eats Your Eyes (3:33)
Part II: A Ray of Hope (6:22)
West Nile Virus in the USA
from Program 4, Deadly Messengers
Mosquitoes and birds rapidly spread the virus across the country.
Part I: West Nile Arrives (8:41)
Part II: West Nile in the Rockies (3:04)
Part III: West Nile in the Rockies, Continued (5:14)
Part IV: West Nile in Southern California (3:26)
The Story of BRAC
from Program 3, Delivering the Goods
Abed and his 90,000 strong Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee have improved lives since the 1970s.
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A Foot Soldier of Health
from Program 3, Delivering the Goods
Rohima is one of 90,000 volunteers with the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee.
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