Niger. In the Shadow of Noma
Description
Noma is an acute oral infection that attacks young, malnourished children. If left untreated-which, tragically, is often the case in Africa-it devours bone tissue and permanently disfigures its victims. This unflinching program studies the impact of the pitiless disease and will help viewers assess the ability and readiness of the international community to combat the suffering. Graphic scenes of school-age noma patients are interwoven with commentary from medical experts and heartbreaking accounts from family members who have watched as sons, daughters, and grandchildren succumb to the sickness. The film also describes low-cost interventions that could keep noma from spreading, if resources are made available.
Runtime
25 min
Series
Subjects
- Human geography (324)
- Nature (209)
- Diseases (446)
- Power (Social sciences) (152)
- Wealth (179)
- Environmental geography (78)
- Social classes (184)
- Epidemiology (150)
- Communicable diseases (311)
- Infection (258)
- Economic geography (159)
- Human ecology (350)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2010], c2009
Database
Films on Demand
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