Series: Kill or Cure? (57)
57 x 25 minute documentary series produced for the BBC
Diseases that are no threat in developed nations claim tens of millions of lives every year in developing countries. Modern, effective treatments targeting affluent westerners are too expensive for the world’s poor. Old drugs are cheap but resistance is spreading very fast. In some cases the only drugs available kill up to one in 10 of the patients who take them. Kill or Cure covers the hunt for effective and affordable treatments for populations earning less than a few dollars a day. But even in developed nations, the hunt is on for cures for diseases such as HIV and Buruli ulcers.
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Films in the series
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Kill or Cure – Hope for HiV
On World AIDS Day 2003, WHO and UNAIDS released a detailed and…
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Kill or Cure – Hookworm Invader
Estimated to infect about one-fifth of the world’s population, worm parasites are…
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Kill or Cure – HiB Devastation
More and more drug-resistant strains of Haemophilus influenzae type b bacteria (Hib) have emerged…
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Kill or Cure – Measles on the Rise
After nearly disappearing from much of the world, the measles virus is…
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Kill or Cure – Eradicating Guinea Worm
Lurking in stagnant pools and muddy watering holes, the Guinea worm easily…
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Kill or Cure – Deadly Pnuemococcal Disease
Although it is rarely fatal in wealthy countries, pneumonia kills more children…
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Kill or Cure – Human Papilloma Virus
Over a half-million women in the world get cervical cancer every year,…
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Kill or Cure – Eradicating Polio
When polio vaccines were first developed, many experts thought the disease would…
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Kill or Cure – Avoiding Cholera
Striking in areas where vaccines tend to be out of reach, the…
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Kill or Cure – Fighting Bilharzia
Swimming, bathing, washing clothes, and fishing—these are everyday activities that put people…
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Kill or Cure – The Forgotten Diseases
Among the research and funding experts of the global health community, the…
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Kill or Cure – River Blindness
While mosquito-borne diseases like malaria emerge from stagnant ponds and puddles, it…
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Kill or Cure – HepatitisB
This program travels to Cambodia, where 1 in 10 people carry hepatitis…
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Kill or Cure – Killer Influenza
A killer flu outbreak isn’t just a developing-world nightmare. The influenza virus…
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Kill or Cure – Blinded by Trachoma
Thriving in more than 50 developing countries, mostly in Africa and Asia,…
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Kill or Cure – A Vaccine for Diarrhea
Virtually every child in the world, rich or poor, is infected early…
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Kill or Cure – Diagnosing Chlamydia
A major problem in the spread of chlamydia in the developing world…
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Kill or Cure – Combatting MDRTB
New and lethal strains of TB are emerging worldwide which cannot be…
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Kill or Cure – Tuberculosis
This year alone, eight million people will become infected with tuberculosis. Like…
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Kill or Cure – Controlling Japanese Encephalitis
At an overwhelmed hospital in Uttar Pradesh, India, young children struggle for…
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Kill or Cure – Beating Chagas Disease
Despite its amorous nickname, the vinchuca, or “kissing bug,” actually gives its…
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Kill or Cure: Malaria
It is estimated that every 30 seconds a child dies from malaria….
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Kill or Cure – Malaria Resistance
Uganda is at a turning point in its fight against malaria. In…
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Kill or Cure – Lifesaving Rotavirus vaccine
GlaxoSmithKline’s new rotavirus vaccine can potentially save millions of children across the…
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