生存的处方

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  • Atthedawnofthe21stcentury,thehealthoftheworldisata… Atthedawnofthe21stcentury,thehealthoftheworldisatacriticalcrossroads.Malaria,tuberculosis,andotherdiseasesvirtuallyeliminatedfromdevelopedcountriesroutinelyclaimmillionsoflivesindevelopingnations.Morethan40neworemergentdiseaseslikeEbolafever,SARS,WestNilevirus,andavianfluhaveappearedwithinthelast30years.Strainsof"superbugs"resistanttoourbestdrugsmystifymodernmedicine,whileHIV/AIDSstilllacksavaccineandcontinuestoravagetheworld.Yettheproblemsofglobalhealtharenotwithoutsolutions.Duringthelate19thand20thcenturies,a"goldenera"inmedicinespurredthegreatesthealthrevolutioninhumanhistory.Powerfulvaccinesandantibiotics,cleanwaterandsanitation,propernutritionandastrongpublichealthinfrastructureprotectedwholepopulationsfrominfectiousdiseaseandincreasedaveragelifeexpectancy,especiallyindevelopedcountries.Butthebenefitsofthisrevolutionhavenotreachedeveryone.Infectiousdiseasesthatarecurablestillpersist,anddeadlynewkillersareontherise.Inaglobalizedworld,communicablediseasescantravelanywhereinamatterofhours.Whyhasittakensolongtoavertahealthcrisisthathasbeenpreventablefordecades?Whatwillittaketogetthebenefitsofmedicalscienceandthestrategiesofdiseasepreventiontoalltheworld'speople?FilmedinovertwentycountriesandnarratedbyactorBradPitt,RxforSurvival:AGlobalHealthChallengelookscloselyatthemostcriticalhealththreatsfacingtheworldtoday.Thissix-partdocumentaryseriespresentsthecompellingstoriesandreal-lifedramaofthosewhoareprovingthatsolutionsareindeedpossible-andthatlivescanbesavedrightnow,theworldover.Includes:DiseaseWarriors,RiseoftheSuperbugs,DeliveringtheGoods,DeadlyMessengers,BacktotheBasics,andHowSafeAreWe?.

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