Sleeping sickness is
one of the most deadly of the forgotten diseases.
Experts thought it had been destroyed decades ago.
But it's back with a vengeance and now mobile field
teams are out in the bush carrying out blood tests
and lumber punctures to beat the disease. For many
of its victims the drugs used to treat the disease
are fatal in up to 10% of cases.
Part of a 28 x 25-minute documentary series produced for the BBC. These films can be bought individually or as a series.
