Global Health Frontiers: Trachoma - Defeating a Bl

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Global Health Frontiers' series, TRACHOMA - DEFEATING A BLINDING CURSE takes viewers to the front lines of an epic battle in Ethiopia against a blinding disease that has, for millennia, caused untold suffering for countless victims worldwide. Filmed over seven years, this inspiring story follows dedicated American advisors from The Carter Center as they work in partnership with local leaders, using medicine, surgery, and widespread community support to achieve real victories against the disease. Trachoma is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, which spreads by contact with an infected person's hands or clothing, or by flies carrying the bacteria. It is the world's leading cause of preventable blindness, and is one of the oldest diseases known to man. Today, however, hundreds of millions in 51 countries are still threatened by the disease which often affects the poorest of the poor, especially in parts of Africa where people have limited access to water and sanitation. With vivid photography and engaging personalities such as The Carter Center's Kelly Callahan, Zerihun Tadesse and Paul Emerson in leading roles, TRACHOMA chronicles how Ethiopian health authorities mobilize thousands of volunteers and build a community-based delivery network for a pioneering standard of health care for millions of people in isolated rural villages.

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Channel
2/4/2016
6 p.m.
2/5/2016
7 a.m.
2/8/2016
2 a.m.
2/10/2016
4 p.m.
2/11/2016
2/11/2016
8 a.m.
2/11/2016
2 p.m.
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