Preventing Epidemics
Claudia Hammond and Ngoc Nguyen discover the personal experiences of farmers looking out for new diseases and from the scientists who are trying to prevent future epidemics.
Recorded on location with farmers in the Mekong Delta and with an invited metropolitan audience at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in Ho Chi Minh City, presenters Claudia Hammond and Ha Mi discover the personal experiences of farmers on the front line looking out for new diseases and hear from the scientists who are trying to understand and prevent future epidemics.
Speakers include:
Ho Dang Trung Nghia
Nguyen Van Cuong
Stephen Baker, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Produced in association with Wellcome Collection.
Image: Pigs. 漏 Geraldine Fitzgerald, 成人快手
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- Mon 17 Apr 2017 17:06GMT成人快手 World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
- Mon 17 Apr 2017 23:06GMT成人快手 World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
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