Not long ago, the focus of medical humanitarian concern and aid in the developing world were communicable diseases like tuberculosis, malaria, typhoid and HIV/AIDS. And even though they still get the majority of press time, it turns out that these are no longer the major causes of death – not by a long stretch. by Dominika Osmolska Psy.D.
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David,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this. When I was making my own documentary about HIV/AIDS I was surprised to discover that AIDS was not the leading cause of death in underdeveloped countries despite the media attention it got and continues to get. I realize how important research is, but I wonder to what extent other, far more prevalent illnesses and conditions -malaria, TB, cancer and malnutrition - get upstaged by the AIDS political/media campaign. Did you ever explore this in your documentary?
Jennifer Wolfe
http://this-child-of-mine.blogspot.com/