Series: Kill or Cure? (57)
57 x 25 minute documentary series produced for the BBC
Diseases that are no threat in developed nations claim tens of millions of lives every year in developing countries. Modern, effective treatments targeting affluent westerners are too expensive for the world’s poor. Old drugs are cheap but resistance is spreading very fast. In some cases the only drugs available kill up to one in 10 of the patients who take them. Kill or Cure covers the hunt for effective and affordable treatments for populations earning less than a few dollars a day. But even in developed nations, the hunt is on for cures for diseases such as HIV and Buruli ulcers.
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Films in the series
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Kill or Cure: The Silent Killer
It’s known as The Silent Killer – blood pressure is one of…
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Kill or Cure: The Mystery Ulcers
In The Mystery Ulcers – we see how a mystery illness destroys…
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Kill or Cure: TB – Upgrading Our Defences
TB is a moving target. It’s a complex, mutating virus that is…
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Kill or Cure: Malaria – Fighting Back
In Malaria – Fighting Back we see how remote communities in Nigeria…
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Kill or Cure: A New Lease of Life
The Bete Noire of Big Pharma is making a comeback – this…
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Kill or Cure: The Deadly Sleep
Sleeping sickness is one of the most deadly of the forgotten diseases….
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Kill or Cure: Cancer Wars
Cancer researchers dream that one day our bodies will cure themselves of…
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Kill or Cure: Vaccine of Hope
Japanese Encephalitis kills thousands of children across Asia and leaves thousands more…
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Kill or Cure: Meningitis Outbreak
Meningitis Outbreak takes a look at the devastation such a disease causes…
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