Description
Every year thousands of babies die from tetanus – a disease that strikes in the very first days or hours of life – it’s often referred to as The Infant Curse.
Today tetanus affects only the world’s poorest and most remote communities – but it still claims the lives of about 150,000 babies every year.
Poor hygiene and cultural traditions – like rubbing a mixture of soil and butter on a newly cut umbilical cord – gives the deadly bacteria the perfect opportunity to breed.
We travel to Ethiopia where 14,000 babies die from tetanus every year.
This film is one of 57 x 25-minute documentaries produced for the BBC in the multiple series KILL OR CURE. These films can be bought individually or as a series.