The End of Polio and Collateral Damage

Summary 'The End of Polio'- Pakistan is the last battleground in the fight to eradicate polio: since the late 80s, new cases of the wild disease have dropped from hundreds of thousands per year to just hundreds. But in Pakistan's poorest areas, there is widespread distrust of vaccinators, and the Pakistani Taliban have openly condoned violence against them--especially after the CIA used a vaccinator to help track down Osama Bin Laden. VICE's Ben Anderson travels to Karachi to meet with the health workers putting their lives on the line to finally eradicate this disease.'Collateral Damage'- Land mines are deadly weapons of war that remain a threat for years after the fighting is over. But even as international pressure has helped limit the use of land mines, unexploded cluster munitions are still in use--and killing and maiming civilians every day. Kaj Larsen travels to Myanmar and Laos to see the devastating effects of unexploded ordnance and to meet the trained disposal teams working to clean up these weapons before they claim more lives.

S4.E12 ∙ The End of Polio and Collateral Damage

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Shane Smith Gianna Toboni Thomas Morton Ben Anderson

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Genres : Documentary News

Release date : May 5, 2016

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : Vice Media

Summary 'The End of Polio'- Pakistan is the last battleground in the fight to eradicate polio: since the late 80s, new cases of the wild disease have dropped from hundreds of thousands per year to just hundreds. But in Pakistan's poorest areas, there is widespread distrust of vaccinators, and the Pakistani Taliban have openly condoned violence against them--especially after the CIA used a vaccinator to help track down Osama Bin Laden. VICE's Ben Anderson travels to Karachi to meet with the health workers putting their lives on the line to finally eradicate this disease.'Collateral Damage'- Land mines are deadly weapons of war that remain a threat for years after the fighting is over. But even as international pressure has helped limit the use of land mines, unexploded cluster munitions are still in use--and killing and maiming civilians every day. Kaj Larsen travels to Myanmar and Laos to see the devastating effects of unexploded ordnance and to meet the trained disposal teams working to clean up these weapons before they claim more lives.

Details

Genres : Documentary News

Release date : May 5, 2016

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : Vice Media

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