SURVIVAL: Lives in the balance
http://rockhopper.tv/The pain of loss. The triumph of hope.
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Premiere
Released by American Public Television (APT) to public television stations on April 1, 2010.
Production Notes
While American Public Television, is releasing four episodes of SURVIVAL, the original BBC series included nine episodes. Watch the entire series online at: survival.tv
Program Description
The chance to improve the health and lifespan of people in the majority of the world has never looked better.
Millions of people, mostly children, still die each year from diseases that are treatable and preventable. The vast majority of these deaths occur in the developing world.
A closer look shows the health landscape is changing. Economic growth is lifting hundreds of millions of people out of extreme poverty and the circumstances that perpetuate disease. New vaccines are being rolled out and there are new drugs in the pipeline for the worst killers. Access to health is becoming a political priority across the developing world. And, most importantly, funding has increased.
In each episode, SURVIVAL: Lives in the Balance brings us to a different country, and into the villages where people suffer from diseases and conditions the rest of the world has long since conquered. In the Philippines, Uganda, Niger and Bangladesh, from pregnancy to birth, through the formative years of a child's development to adulthood, we experience the pain of loss and witness the triumph of hope.
Press Materials
- Episode Descriptions | (episode_descriptions.doc)
- BBC Full Series Treatment | (series_treatment_220708.doc)
- Watch the entire BBC series | (link)
Photos
Sheryl lost her first son to pneumonia. Since then, her training has armed her with the skills to help other parents in her community to detect pneumonia at its early stages while it is still treatable. detail >>
Rosalind lives in the dump outside of Manila. She says every breath hurts. The filth, the crowded conditions, and the ever present smoke make it almost impossible for Rosalind to escape pneumonia. detail >>
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