Health Matters

How advances in medical science help our understanding of what it means to be healthy

World Service,580 episodes

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Lebanon Women's Clinic
The programme visits a women's clinic in Lebanon which treats displaced Palestinians
09 Mar 1998,14 mins
Encouraging Teens To Read About Sex
A report on International Planned Parenthood Federation's new teen magazine
09 Mar 1998,13 mins
Tuberculosis - Losing The Battle
A look at tuberculosis infection rates and a visit to a Gaza rehabilitation centre
18 Mar 1998,14 mins
Treating Burns The Traditional Way
A report on burns, both traditional and more modern treatments
25 Mar 1998,13 mins
Safe Motherhood - Preventing Pregnancy-Related Deaths
A report on pregnancy related deaths
01 Apr 1998,13 mins
HIV/AIDS - Search For A Vaccine
The programme looks at HIV and AIDS, possible cure and prevention
08 Apr 1998,13 mins
Healthcare In Ghana
The programme reports on healthcare in Ghana
10 Apr 1998,13 mins
Treating And Curing Hepatitis B
Is hepatitis B inherited? Also repairing brain damaged babies, and Tanzania's orange drink
22 Apr 1998,13 mins
Using Antibiotics To Cure Trachoma
Trachoma update and could CD-ROMs help health, also rocking to cure dementia
06 May 1998,13 mins
Medical issues from Africa
First broadcast in 1998. Looking at medical issues in Africa
20 May 1998,13 mins
Putting Smokers Into A Trance
Hypnotherapy to help stop smoking in just one hour and swimming lessons in Africa
20 May 1998,14 mins
A Tribute To Florence Nightingale
A tribute to Florence Nightingale, pioneering nurse who was born in 1820 and died in 1910
27 May 1998,13 mins
Africa's £5 Million Health Investment
The creation of an Africa centre and improving awareness of gonorrhea
03 Jun 1998,13 mins
Money And Health
So many health matters are related to money, a look at money and health
10 Jun 1998,27 mins
Solar-Powered Hearing
Solar-powered hearing aids, a poisons expert in Zimbabwe and free Nigerian medicine
17 Jun 1998,13 mins
Sleeping Sickness In Angola
A report on the sleeping sickness outbreak in Angola and typhoid in Tajikistan
24 Jun 1998,13 mins
The Unspeakables - Health Matters With A Stigma
Leprosy, mental health and psoriasis are all health matters with a stigma attached to them
02 Jul 1998,14 mins
The Jose Carreras Leukaemia Foundation
How Jose Carreras conquered leukaemia and now helps others to do the same
08 Jul 1998,13 mins
How Kenya's Children Are Going Through a Health Phase
Teaching personal hygiene to children in Kenya and the disabled find work at Hope Nursery
22 Jul 1998,13 mins
Eastern Europe - Healthcare In Transition
A report on developments in Eastern European healthcare following the Soviet break up
24 Jul 1998,13 mins
Malaria - Misconceptions And Myths
Malaria, a report on music, myths and misconceptions
29 Jul 1998,15 mins
How Rehydration Salts Are Saving Lives
Oral hydration solutions and living with incontinence
07 Aug 1998,13 mins
Using Older Drugs To Treat Malaria
Using older drugs to treat malaria, cutting abortion deaths and a vaccine for typhus
12 Aug 1998,13 mins
The Work Of Mobility India
A programme about getting people moving, focusing on organisations in India
19 Aug 1998,13 mins
Traditional Medicine In A Modern World
Putting herbal remedies to the test and a report on a spiritual healing ceremony
26 Aug 1998,13 mins
Traditional Medicine - AIDS in Uganda
AIDS in Uganda; the role of herbal remedies and traditional healers
03 Sep 1998,13 mins
Helping African Men Talk About AIDS
A report on a conference on sexual health for African men, and hearing loss in Ghana
15 Sep 1998,13 mins
Treating The Victims of Poisoned Mustard Oil Epidemic
Contaminated mustard oil, a wacky way of fighting malaria, and controlling diabetes
15 Sep 1998,13 mins
Global Floods - The Real Impact On Health
A report on the unfolding catastrophes in Bangladesh, China and India after massive floods
24 Sep 1998,12 mins
Asia - Talking About Alzheimer's Disease
The first Asian Alzheimer's conference and the Hope For Life project in Ghana
30 Sep 1998,13 mins