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Health Messages by Radio in Burkina Faso

Can health messages on the radio help improve health and decrease child mortality? Tamasin Ford reports from Burkina Faso.

The Centres for Disease control in the United States recently forecast that the number of Ebola cases could reach 1.4 million people by January 2015. How are estimates like this reached and are they accurate or useful? Claudia talks to Jimmy Whitworth from the Wellcome Trust in London and Adam Kurchaski from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine.

Can health messages delivered by mass media help improve health of a country? The ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Tamasin Ford reports from villages around Burkina Faso about a radio campaign that is helping to reduce their child mortality rate.

Also, how much does drinking alcohol affect a man’s fertility? Claudia Hammond talks to expert, Allan Pacey from Sheffield University about the latest research in healthy young men – and why the right kind of underwear is important to keep sperm at optimum health.

(Photo: Presenting team at Radio Djiawoampo in Bogandé)

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28 minutes

Last on

Sun 12 Oct 2014 04:32GMT

Chapters

  • Predicting Ebola

    How accurate are forecasts for the spread of Ebola?

    Duration: 09:19

  • Can the humble radio save lives?

    Delivering health messages by radio in Burkina Faso

    Duration: 08:35

  • Alcohol and sperm quality

    Does drinking alcohol affect male fertility?

    Duration: 07:53

Broadcasts

  • Wed 8 Oct 2014 18:32GMT
  • Thu 9 Oct 2014 01:32GMT
  • Thu 9 Oct 2014 08:32GMT
  • Sun 12 Oct 2014 04:32GMT

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