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Life As A Child
The place a school education plays in a child's development
A look at a child's physical world and how their immune system develops
The Challenges Of Fighting AIDS
The global war on AIDS and the challenges of spreading the word about sexual health
Health Campaigns - Immunisation
A look at the organisation and publicity that goes into national immunisation programmes
Health Campaigns - Tobacco
A report on the tactics used, and challenges involved, in anti-smoking campaigns
A Guide To Manic Depression
A doctor who has bi-polar disorder herself talks about the condition
Interview With Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty
An interview with one of the world's leading heart surgeons
Health In The 21st Century - Older People
The health challenges faced by older people are explored in the programme
Health In The 21st Century - HIV/AIDS In Children
A report on children with HIV and AIDS
Understanding Domestic Violence
A report on domestic violence and the impact it has on women's health and well being
A Guide To Diabetes
Diabetes, how to treat it and prevent it
Missing Generations 2 - HIV In Botswana
A report on the demographic consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Botswana
Missing Generations 1 - Ageing In Italy
The impact of an ageing population on the demographics of Italy
Medicines - Access, Use And Misuse
A look at the medicines considered essential and how easy it is to access them
Missing Generations 3 - Health In Russia
The health issues emerging from Russia following the break up of the Soviet Union
Life As A Teenager - Puberty
In the first of a series on teenagers, an examination of the changes during puberty
Life As A Teenager - Emotional Wellbeing
How to foster emotional wellbeing during adolescence
Life As A Teenager - Getting On With Parents
A look at the often turbulent relationships between teenagers and their parents
Living Positively With AIDS - Part 1
A journey to three very different countries examining the impact of HIV/AIDS
Life As A Teenager - Becoming An Adult
A programme exploring the later stages of adolescence
Living Postively With AIDS - Antiretrovirals
A report on the use of antiretroviral drugs to treat AIDS
A Day In The Life - A Mental Health Centre For Refugees
A day in the life of a mental health centre for refugee children
A Day In The Life - Rajasthan Children's Fair
A look at how rural working children in Rajasthan are given a day's respite
A Day In The Life - A Hearing Assessment Centre
The programme spends a day at the Kumasi Hearing Assessment Centre in Ghana
Making Medicine Affordable
Interview with Prof Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, pioneer of an affordable medicine system
Biomedical Research - Growing New Cells
An interview with Argentinian-born Julia Polak, who works at Imperial College in London
Evolutionary Medicine
An interview with Prof Randolph Nesse, a pioneer of evolutionary medicine
Blindness - Causes, Treatments and Future Cures
A look at blindness, its causes and its treatments
Treating Cancer
The programme reports on the prevention and treatment of cancer
Children's Health
Children's health, the ethical dilemma of vaccines and helping children who can't talk
Keeping Feet Sweet
A report on the practice of chiropody and common foot problems