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Video Documentaries on Schistosomiasis and the Work of the SCI

Image: snailsThe following documentaries were produced by Global Vision Films and Rockhopper TV, who have kindly given permission for them to be made available via this web site.

You need at least a 512Kbit broadband connection to view these programmes and Windows Media Player installed on your computer.

Bilharzia in Uganda ( English, French)
This short 5-minute film, in English and French, describes the control programme in Uganda and how the Vector Control Division are tackling the problem of treating millions of infected people.
 

Bilharzia
Broadcast on BBC world in July 2005, it focusses on bilharzia control in Uganda. It also discusses the life cycle of bilharzia and the international control program being run by SCI.
 

The Forgotten Diseases
Broadcast on BBC World on Saturday February 11th 2006, it explains the current momentum towards raising awareness of the neglected diseases: schistosomiasis (bilharzia); intestinal worms; lymphatic filariasis; river blindness and leishmaniasis (Kala Azar)

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