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RX for Survival - A Global Health Challenge

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WGBH BOSTON VIDEO
EAN: 0783421389397
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Wgbh Boston
Manufacturer: Wgbh Boston
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Wgbh Boston
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 28, 2006
Running Time: 336 minutes
Sales Rank: 22601
Studio: Wgbh Boston
Theatrical Release Date: October 20, 2005

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
At the dawn of the 21st century the health of the world is at a critical crossroads. Malaria tuberculosis and other diseases virtually eliminated from developed countries routinely claim millions of lives in developing nations. More than 30 new or emergent diseases like Ebola fever SARS West Nile virus and avian flu have appeared within the last 20 years. Strains of 'superbugs' resistant to our best drugs mystify modern medicine while HIV/AIDS still lacks a vaccine and continues to ravage the world.Yet the problems of global health are not without solutions. During the late 19th and 20th centuries a 'golden era' in medicine spurred the greatest health revolution in human history. Powerful vaccines and antibiotics clean water and sanitation proper nutrition and a strong public health infrastructure protected whole populations from infectious disease and increased average life expectancy especially in developed countries. But the benefits of this revolution have not reached everyone. Infectious diseases that are curable still persist and deadly new killers are on the rise. In a globalized world communicable diseases can travel anywhere in a matter of hours.Why has it taken so long to avert a health crisis that has been preventable for decades? What will it take to get the benefits of medical science and the strategies of disease prevention to all the world s people? Filmed in over twenty countries and narrated by actor Brad Pitt Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge looks closely at the most critical health threats facing the world today. This six- part documentary series presents the compelling stories and real-life drama of those who are proving that solutions are indeed possible and that lives can be saved right now the world over.Includes: Disease Warriors Rise of the Superbugs Delivering the Goods Deadly Messengers Back to the Basics and How Safe Are We?.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. UPC: 783421389397 Manufacturer No: WG38939




Rating: - RX for Survival - A Global Health Challenge
This is an incredible, eye-opening view of worldwide medical issues.
I saw only certain chapters ... Read More

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Rating: - Good portrayal of current health issues
Informative although I was a bit skeptical that it was more one sided than it should have been.

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Rating: - An interesting, intelligent exporation of public health issues
Lots of moving stories and thought provoking information. A well-written and worthwhile documentary set.
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Rating: - Incredible
This series was engaging, entertaining, informative and thought provoking. I can't wait to see it again.

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Rating: - 5 stars +++++++
By coincidence, I was just talking to a friend about the magazine, Time's profile of extraordinary people taking ... Read More

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