Rx for survival : a global health challenge / a co-production of the WGBH/NOVA Science Unit and Vulcan Productions, Inc.

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Examines the most critical health threats facing the world today by portraying conditions in over twenty countries, examining why diseases that are curable still persist, the efforts to treat them, and the dangers of new "superbugs."

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.). Science Unit Vulcan Productions WGBH Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Pitt, Brad, 1963-
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published:	[Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Boston Video, [2005], ©2005.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Communicable Disease Control. Communicable Diseases, Emerging. Communicable Diseases. Global Health. Documentary television program. Films for the hearing impaired. Communicable diseases. World health.
Genre:	Documentary television program. Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	3 videodiscs (336 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	Examines the most critical health threats facing the world today by portraying conditions in over twenty countries, examining why diseases that are curable still persist, the efforts to treat them, and the dangers of new "superbugs."
Note:	Production credits vary for each episode. Letterboxed. Special features: NOW interview with former President Jimmy Carter; dispatches from experts in the field; materials for educators; activities for exploring global health issues; access to the Rx for Survival web site. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CN5 D0059632 VideoDVD RC112 .R9 2005 VideoDVD
ISBN:	1593753276 9781593753276
System Details:	DVD.
Participant or Performer:	Narrator, Brad Pitt.