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Al Jazeera English - Witness: Sangoma
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Sangoma
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In this episode of Witness, Michel Imhlongo is a traditional healer in his small South African village. His alternative approach to medicine, which involves driving away evil spirits through elaborate...

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Haiti: Emergency Medical Care After the Quake
Haiti: Emergency Medical Care After the Quake
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While the magnitude of the earthquake that hit Haiti was extreme, the worst in the region in 200 years, what heavily contributed to the devastation of the quake was the...

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Progress on Health Care, But Not Enough
Progress on Health Care, But Not Enough
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Author and correspondent T.R. Reid discusses the possible real-world ramifications of the pending health care bill. Though the provisions in the bill would outlaw the most reprehensible practices of health...

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Seeking Justice: Sexual Violence in the DRC
Seeking Justice: Sexual Violence in the DRC
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Sexual violence is the hallmark of conflict in Eastern Congo. Some women seek medical help for their injuries, but very few go further and demand justice for their attackers'...

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Health Care is a Moral Issue
Health Care is a Moral Issue
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Author T.R. Reid says that the problem with health care in America isn't the quality of the service, but the lack of availability to millions. Reid tells of a young...

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Health Care in Massachusetts
Health Care in Massachusetts
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Author T.R. Reid discusses health care in Massachusetts, where 98 percent of residents are covered but costs remain high. He believes the issue may benefit from a new leader aside...

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TR Reid - Can We Really Fix US Health Care? (Promo)
TR Reid - Can We Really Fix US Health Care? (Promo)
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In this special, author T.R. Reid takes the pulse of health care systems around the globe and writes a prescription for America based on his observations.


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Health Care Dilemma: Who Gets Booted from the ICU?
Health Care Dilemma: Who Gets Booted from the ICU?
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Controversial libertarian law professor Richard Epstein discusses the ethical and financial quandary of costly end-of-life care. He argues that money commonly spent on those at or near their life expectancy...

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Using Religious Values to Advance Women's Rights in Afghanistan
Using Religious Values to Advance Women's Rights in Afghanistan
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One in eight Afghan women dies during pregnancy or childbirth. To save money, Qurban-Bibi was taken by her male relatives to a local market to give birth, instead of to...

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Pakistan: Refugees' Maternal Health
Pakistan: Refugees' Maternal Health
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Taj Bibi was nine months pregnant when the Pakistani army offensive raided her Swat Valley village forcing her and her family to flee to Yar Hussain refugee camp. Taj Bibi...

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War on Gaza: Day 20 - 1/15/09
War on Gaza: Day 20 - 1/15/09
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Mosaic is a Peabody Award-winning daily compilation of television news reports from the Middle East, including Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, the Palestinian Authority, Iraq and Iran.


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Gaza Hospitals in Peril
Gaza Hospitals in Peril
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The health system in Gaza has suffered severe damage in recent years due to the blockade and embargo put in place by both Israel and the international community. In recent...

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War on Gaza: Day 19 - 1/14/09
War on Gaza: Day 19 - 1/14/09
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Mosaic is a Peabody Award-winning daily compilation of television news reports from the Middle East, including Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, the Palestinian Authority, Iraq and Iran.


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World Music: Renato Borghetti, "Hospitaleira Vacaria"
World Music: Renato Borghetti, "Hospitaleira Vacaria"
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-Download on iTunes (Brazil) Renato Borghetti is of Italian extraction and hails from Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. When we think...

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David Rieff - On Mortality and Modern Medicine
David Rieff - On Mortality and Modern Medicine
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David Rieff, son of the late author Susan Sontag, gives his thoughts on modern medicine and mortality.

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