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In Focus: Two German Doctors In Haiti - Part 2
In Focus: Two German Doctors In Haiti - Part 2
Category: News & Current Affairs
(Part 2) Gynecologist Michael Will and his wife Esther, who is a nurse, had no idea what to expect when they decided to move from Germany to the Caribbean island to help the people of Haiti. Since then they've been working in a small hospital in the particularly poor north of the country. They've also been supporting a Dutch doctor and her husband in the fight against cholera, tuberculosis, AIDS and malnutrition.
NHK Presents: Nuclear Plant Crisis - From Bad to Worse (Part 1)
NHK Presents: Nuclear Plant Crisis - From Bad to Worse (Part 1)
Category: Documentaries
This two-part NHK documentary special looks at why the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant has been much worse and has dragged on much longer than initially expected.
NHK Presents: Nuclear Plant Crisis - Impact on People & Communities (Part 2)
NHK Presents: Nuclear Plant Crisis - Impact on People & Communities (Part 2)
Category: Documentaries
There are no signs that the March 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant crisis will be brought under control soon. The plant continues to emit radiation, which has spread far and wide, seriously disrupting people's lives.
In Focus: Two German Doctors In Haiti - Part 1
In Focus: Two German Doctors In Haiti - Part 1
Category: Documentaries
(Part 1) Gynecologist Michael Will and his wife Esther, who is a nurse, had no idea what to expect when they decided to move from Germany to the Caribbean island to help the people of Haiti. Since then they've been working in a small hospital in the particularly poor north of the country. They've also been supporting a Dutch doctor and her husband in the fight against cholera, tuberculosis, AIDS and malnutrition.
TED Talks: Martin Seligman & Dean Ornish
TED Talks: Martin Seligman & Dean Ornish
Category: News & Current Affairs
Martin Seligman talks about psychology -- as a field of study and as it works one-on-one with each patient and each practitioner. While Dr. Dean Ornish explains how changing our eating habits will save lives.
Earth Focus: Chernobyl - The Real Story
Earth Focus: Chernobyl - The Real Story
Category: News & Current Affairs
International agencies, the nuclear industry and governments ignore important scientific data about the consequences of the 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. Authors of a new book, Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment say that almost a million people died as a result of Chernonbyl -- not 4,000 as officially claimed. Was it a screw up or a cover up?
TED Talks: Jamie Oliver & Derek Sivers
TED Talks: Jamie Oliver & Derek Sivers
Category: News & Current Affairs
Sharing stories from his anti-obesity project in West Virginia, Jamie Oliver makes the case for an all-out assault on our ignorance of food. And, with help from some surprising footage, Derek Sivers explains how movements really get started.
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Drugged to Death
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Drugged to Death
Category: Documentaries
In this documentary from the Al Jazeera English Witness series, get a look at why India's vulture population is declining at alarming rates.
Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang
Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang
Category: Documentaries
A poignant documentary exposing the government's suppression of the health hazards of low-level radiation after nuclear tests in the 50s - even more relevant since the release of radiation in Japan, and reports about a potential government cover-up of the effects of Chernobyl.
In Focus: 25 Years After Chernobyl - From Disaster Site to Tourist Destination
In Focus: 25 Years After Chernobyl - From Disaster Site to Tourist Destination
Category: News & Current Affairs
25 years after explosions at the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant left large areas of Ukraine and Russia uninhabitable for decades, a group of surviving emergency workers revisit the exclusion zone and talk to friends and acquaintances from that time.
ViewChange: One Good Idea
ViewChange: One Good Idea
Category: Documentaries
Solving the world's problems - poverty, hunger, disease - is far from a simple task. But sometimes one good idea is all it takes to change lives. Watch two inspiring films that prove just this.
ViewChange: The Mothers Index
ViewChange: The Mothers Index
Category: Documentaries
Being a new mother is challenging enough, but what extra burdens do moms face in poor, rural communities? Tour the world's best and worst places to be a mother, in a report from ViewChange.org and Save the Children.
In Focus: Living with Nuclear Power
In Focus: Living with Nuclear Power
Category: News & Current Affairs
The possibility of a nuclear disaster on a scale now threatening Japan has been a key point in the energy debate since Chernobyl. The champions of nuclear power often turn a blind eye to such worst-case scenarios. What do they say now?
In Focus: Toxins on the Table
In Focus: Toxins on the Table
Category: News & Current Affairs
Fresh from the farm to the table - that's the image that Germany's food industry tries to project. But in January 2011, that image languished under a cloud of consumer suspicion when livestock feed was found to be contaminated with dioxin. Who's to blame?
Youth Producing Change
Youth Producing Change
Category: Documentaries
Young people are on the frontlines of many of the world's human rights crises, but we all too rarely get to hear their point of view. Youth Producing Change shares powerful stories from young filmmakers across the globe who use cameras to share their visions of change.