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1 online resource (streaming video file) (56 min. 14 sec.) ; 340715121 bytes |
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Acclaimed actor Ewan McGregor is on a mission to the ends of the earth to immunise some of the hardest-to-reach children in the world. Ewan and his team must deliver the vaccines to the world's most remote children as health workers do every day. But their fragile nature means the vaccines must be kept constantly cold as they are passed along the supply chain, from freezer to freezer - wherever that may be.The routes these vaccines travel are known as cold chains, and a vast network of them exists across the globe. Ewan follows three of the world's toughest cold chains, supported by Unicef, who immunise over half of the world's children.Ewan also meets the health workers who help ensure the most vulnerable children in the world are immunised against deadly diseases and discovers just how much it takes to save these children's lives.In the final episode, Ewan journeys up the mighty Congo River, where he passes through frontier towns in the wilds of Central Africa, encounters a unique subculture for whom style is a religion, and ventures deep into the jungle in search of Pygmy tribes. (From the UK) (Documentary Series) (Part 2 of 2) PG CC Follow the conversation on Twitter #SBSdoco |
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Broadcast 2013-03-06 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Children -- Health and hygiene.
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Community health aides -- Attitudes.
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Immunization -- Social aspects.
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Immunization of children.
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Vaccination of children.
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Congo
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Streaming video
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Thompson, Iain, director
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Mcgregor, Ewan, host
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