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999, 999: Series 3, Episode 8
produced by Trevor Hill, in 999 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1994), 47 mins
This episode of 999, produced by Trevor Hill, features the long fight to save a critically injured driver trapped a lorry, the three-year old boy who dialed 9-9-9 when his diabetic mother went into a coma, and the four friends who jumped from their sinking boat unto a rock but the tide was rising around them.
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produced by Trevor Hill, in 999 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1994), 47 mins
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This episode of 999, produced by Trevor Hill, features the long fight to save a critically injured driver trapped a lorry, the three-year old boy who dialed 9-9-9 when his diabetic mother went into a coma, and the four friends who jumped from their sinking boat unto a rock but the tide was rising around them.
Field of Study
Health Policy
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Trevor Hill, Juliet Morris, 1965-, Michael Buerk, 1946-
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
999
Speaker / Narrator
Juliet Morris, 1965-, Michael Buerk, 1946-
Topic / Theme
Cars, Comas, Diabetes, Boats and ships, Medical emergencies, Emergency management, Health
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 BBC Worldwide
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AIDS Generation
produced by Dev TV (Paris, Ile-de-France: Ampersand, 2004), 27 mins
Africa is the continent most affected by AIDS with Zimbabwe and Kenya standing out as the hardest hit countries. There, carrying the disease means rejection by the community and kids are no exception to this misfortune. How are these two countries coping with the thousands of children orphaned by the virus? They n...
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produced by Dev TV (Paris, Ile-de-France: Ampersand, 2004), 27 mins
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Africa is the continent most affected by AIDS with Zimbabwe and Kenya standing out as the hardest hit countries. There, carrying the disease means rejection by the community and kids are no exception to this misfortune. How are these two countries coping with the thousands of children orphaned by the virus? They need to be identified to be helped but run the risk of being stigmatized by the rest of the population. This film exposes what programs...
Africa is the continent most affected by AIDS with Zimbabwe and Kenya standing out as the hardest hit countries. There, carrying the disease means rejection by the community and kids are no exception to this misfortune. How are these two countries coping with the thousands of children orphaned by the virus? They need to be identified to be helped but run the risk of being stigmatized by the rest of the population. This film exposes what programs can be implemented to provide necessary assistance and protection for the AIDS orphans.
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Field of Study
Health Policy
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dev TV
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Ampersand
Topic / Theme
Africans, AIDS, Health, Egyptians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Ampersand
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Borderline Medicine
directed by Roger Weisberg; produced by Roger Weisberg (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1991), 1 hour 1 mins
With the U.S. struggling to control soaring health care costs and 37 million Americans not covered by health insurance, the Canadian system of national health insurance looks attractive. This documentary takes a close look at how health care is delivered on both sides of the border. The film begins by comparing pr...
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directed by Roger Weisberg; produced by Roger Weisberg (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1991), 1 hour 1 mins
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With the U.S. struggling to control soaring health care costs and 37 million Americans not covered by health insurance, the Canadian system of national health insurance looks attractive. This documentary takes a close look at how health care is delivered on both sides of the border. The film begins by comparing prenatal care in both countries. A San Diego woman who has insurance through Medicaid called sixty obstetricians and could not find one w...
With the U.S. struggling to control soaring health care costs and 37 million Americans not covered by health insurance, the Canadian system of national health insurance looks attractive. This documentary takes a close look at how health care is delivered on both sides of the border. The film begins by comparing prenatal care in both countries. A San Diego woman who has insurance through Medicaid called sixty obstetricians and could not find one who would care for her. In Vancouver, a high-risk obstetric patient faces no financial barriers in having a closely monitored pregnancy. While routine medical care is more accessible in Canada, there are often waiting lists for elective surgery. Canadian patients with coronary artery disease often cross the border for surgery in the U.S. The last section examines the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. In British Columbia mammograms are covered by insurance and there is a population screening program which may reduce breast cancer mortality by as much as a third. Yet high technology diagnostic procedures are much more available in the U.S., and Canadian patients may be subjected to older, more dangerous diagnostic tests. To complement the powerful patient stories, health care experts and business leaders like Lee Iococca comment on the medical and financial implications of both systems. College Adult
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Field of Study
Health Policy
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Roger Weisberg
Author / Creator
Roger Weisberg
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Health, Medical treatments and procedures
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Daily Watch, A Crucial Vote On American Health Care
in Daily Watch (United Kingdom: The Economist, 2017), 2 mins
A “no” vote on the American Health Care Act would be a blow to the Trump administration whose policy agenda is stalling. But a "yes" vote would not be the end of the matter.
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in Daily Watch (United Kingdom: The Economist, 2017), 2 mins
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A “no” vote on the American Health Care Act would be a blow to the Trump administration whose policy agenda is stalling. But a "yes" vote would not be the end of the matter.
Field of Study
Health Policy
Content Type
News story
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
The Economist
Series
Daily Watch
Topic / Theme
Health insurance industry, Health
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 The Economist
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Daily Watch, Abortion At Sea
produced by The Economist, in Daily Watch (London, England: The Economist, 2017), 4 mins
Making abortions illegal does not stop them from happening, but it does stop them happening safely. Meet the charity taking women out to international waters where they can have safe abortions without fear of prosecution.
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produced by The Economist, in Daily Watch (London, England: The Economist, 2017), 4 mins
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Making abortions illegal does not stop them from happening, but it does stop them happening safely. Meet the charity taking women out to international waters where they can have safe abortions without fear of prosecution.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
The Economist
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
The Economist
Series
Daily Watch
Speaker / Narrator
Rebecca Gomperts, fl. 2003
Person Discussed
Rebecca Gomperts, fl. 2003
Topic / Theme
Women's rights, Abortions
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 The Economist
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Flying on One Engine
directed by Joshua Z. Weinstein (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 51 mins
This is the story of the inspiring work of 76-year-old Dr. Sharadkumar Dicksheet who continues his commitment to the Indian children on whom he operates every year. He performs free reconstructive facial surgery in marathon-like sessions, correcting up to 700 children who have cleft lips and other facial deformiti...
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directed by Joshua Z. Weinstein (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 51 mins
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This is the story of the inspiring work of 76-year-old Dr. Sharadkumar Dicksheet who continues his commitment to the Indian children on whom he operates every year. He performs free reconstructive facial surgery in marathon-like sessions, correcting up to 700 children who have cleft lips and other facial deformities. Without the operations, these children would be not be able to develop normally and would be treated as outcasts. The eight-time No...
This is the story of the inspiring work of 76-year-old Dr. Sharadkumar Dicksheet who continues his commitment to the Indian children on whom he operates every year. He performs free reconstructive facial surgery in marathon-like sessions, correcting up to 700 children who have cleft lips and other facial deformities. Without the operations, these children would be not be able to develop normally and would be treated as outcasts. The eight-time Nobel Prize nominee is treated like a living god from the moment he arrives in India, with a reverence bordering on worship in the communities where he works. Watching the people who organize Dr. Dicksheet's surgery camps and those who help him perform the surgery, particularly his tough-as-nails nurse, viewers get an extremely up-close picture of contemporary India. Then he is in New York, Dr. Dicksheet subsists on social security in his ramshackle Brooklyn apartment, wheelchair-bound, living without a larynx, and diagnosed with a life-threatening aortic aneurysm. Dr. Dicksheet suffered a car accident in the 1970s, a battle with cancer in the 1980s and heart attacks in the 1990s. The film shows how this quirky, funny, and sometimes difficult character overcomes his own ailments by curing others. His stamina and commitment are truly staggering. College Adult
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Field of Study
Health Policy
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Joshua Z. Weinstein
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Sharad Kumar Dicksheet, 1930-2011
Topic / Theme
Health, Medical treatments and procedures
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Frontline, Season 31, Episode 17, TB Silent Killer
directed by Jezza Neumann, 1968-; produced by Rebecca Stewart, fl. 2014-2016 and Jezza Neumann, 1968-, in Frontline, Season 31, Episode 17 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2014), 1 hour 23 mins
With more than 8 million new infections every year, virulent new drug-resistant strains emerging faster than ever, and outbreaks across the world, tuberculosis has become the second leading cause of death from an infectious disease on the planet.
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directed by Jezza Neumann, 1968-; produced by Rebecca Stewart, fl. 2014-2016 and Jezza Neumann, 1968-, in Frontline, Season 31, Episode 17 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2014), 1 hour 23 mins
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With more than 8 million new infections every year, virulent new drug-resistant strains emerging faster than ever, and outbreaks across the world, tuberculosis has become the second leading cause of death from an infectious disease on the planet. General Audience
Field of Study
Health Policy
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rebecca Stewart, fl. 2014-2016, Jezza Neumann, 1968-, Will Lyman, 1948-
Author / Creator
Jezza Neumann, 1968-
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Frontline
Speaker / Narrator
Will Lyman, 1948-
Topic / Theme
Medications, Tuberculosis
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
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Getwell, 4, The Bigger Problem
directed by Gannon Weaver and Patrick Sheehan, in Getwell, 4 (Millis, MA: Aquarius Health Care Media, 2008), 16 mins
Throughout the year, Dr. Morris reaches out to help establish clinics around the country. Dr. Morris travels to Washington, D.C. to meet with 'the Mother Teresa of D.C.' Janelle Goetchus, one of his early mentors. They discuss issues of faith and health as they work together to solve the vast and difficult problem...
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directed by Gannon Weaver and Patrick Sheehan, in Getwell, 4 (Millis, MA: Aquarius Health Care Media, 2008), 16 mins
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Throughout the year, Dr. Morris reaches out to help establish clinics around the country. Dr. Morris travels to Washington, D.C. to meet with 'the Mother Teresa of D.C.' Janelle Goetchus, one of his early mentors. They discuss issues of faith and health as they work together to solve the vast and difficult problems in the care of the poor.
Field of Study
Health Policy
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Gannon Weaver, Patrick Sheehan
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Aquarius Health Care Media
Series
Getwell
Topic / Theme
Medical treatments and procedures, Poverty, Religious beliefs, Health
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 by Aquarius Health Care Media
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Health For Sale
directed by Alessandro Rossi, 1970- and Michele Mellara, 1967-; produced by Ilaria Malaguti, fl. 2007, Mammut Film and Voli società cooperativa (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 2007), 52 mins
Health for Sale asks: are the world's largest drug companies, paradoxically, major obstacles to making a healthier world? The film focuses on Big Pharma, the ten largest pharmaceutical makers, who account for 500 billion dollars of world health spending a year and whose 205 billion dollars in pre-tax profits were...
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directed by Alessandro Rossi, 1970- and Michele Mellara, 1967-; produced by Ilaria Malaguti, fl. 2007, Mammut Film and Voli società cooperativa (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 2007), 52 mins
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Health for Sale asks: are the world's largest drug companies, paradoxically, major obstacles to making a healthier world? The film focuses on Big Pharma, the ten largest pharmaceutical makers, who account for 500 billion dollars of world health spending a year and whose 205 billion dollars in pre-tax profits were more than the combined profits of the 490 other Fortune 500 companies. Officials from all sides debate the impact of drug companies' p...
Health for Sale asks: are the world's largest drug companies, paradoxically, major obstacles to making a healthier world? The film focuses on Big Pharma, the ten largest pharmaceutical makers, who account for 500 billion dollars of world health spending a year and whose 205 billion dollars in pre-tax profits were more than the combined profits of the 490 other Fortune 500 companies. Officials from all sides debate the impact of drug companies' patenting, "intellectual property", pricing and new product development strategies on global public health. These policies, according to Nobel Prize winning economist and former World Bank Chief Economist, Joseph Stiglitz "are condemning billions of the world's poorest citizens to death."
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Field of Study
Health Policy
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ilaria Malaguti, fl. 2007, Mammut Film, Voli società cooperativa, Timothy Trevor-Briscoe, 1976-
Author / Creator
Alessandro Rossi, 1970-, Michele Mellara, 1967-
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
California Newsreel
Speaker / Narrator
Timothy Trevor-Briscoe, 1976-
Topic / Theme
Ethics, Corruption, Drugs and pharmaceuticals, Medical policy, Economic discrimination
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 by California Newsreel
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Health Innovations, Affordable Medicines Facility
presented by Dr. Ayan Panja, 1973-; produced by SW Pictures, in Health Innovations (London, England: SW Pictures, 2018), 3 mins
The newest and most effective anti-malaria drugs are now available to more people in Ghana, thanks to a subsidy. The price of Artemisinin Combination Therapy drugs (ACTs) have been cut by 80%, which means that 3 times more people in the country can now afford these drugs. But this is only a pilot scheme by the Glo...
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presented by Dr. Ayan Panja, 1973-; produced by SW Pictures, in Health Innovations (London, England: SW Pictures, 2018), 3 mins
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The newest and most effective anti-malaria drugs are now available to more people in Ghana, thanks to a subsidy. The price of Artemisinin Combination Therapy drugs (ACTs) have been cut by 80%, which means that 3 times more people in the country can now afford these drugs. But this is only a pilot scheme by the Global Fund and runs out soon if more funds are not forthcoming.
Field of Study
Health Policy
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
SW Pictures
Author / Creator
Dr. Ayan Panja, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Health Innovations
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 SW Pictures
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