The long and winding road: documentary makers can get as close to the war zones of disease as doctors and researchers-perhaps even closer. Julie Clayton and Declan Butler talk to Kevin Hull about his experiences

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Award winning film-maker, Kevin Hull with more than 20 documentaries and television series like The War Machine feels that the focus of his film, Fever Road, shifted towards the issue regarding the failure of the malaria control initiatives. Kevin Hull's film deals with issues like the personal experiences of the African villagers, the efforts of the scientists to fight against malaria and the political and economic issues that are responsible for the international communities response towards it.

Public affairs, Social aspects, Prevention, Works, Malaria, Fever Road (Motion picture), Hull, Kevin

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Out of Thailand into Africa

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The profile of a Thai crusader Krisana Kraisintu is presented who is responsible for Thailand's successful HIV treatment programme and is now at the forefront of efforts to bring affordable AIDS drugs to the African patients who need them the most. She had to divert her own precious research funds to purchase the raw materials to produce her first generic AIDS drug, zidovudine in 1995.

Management dynamics, Africa, Management, Economic aspects, Social workers, Company business management, AIDS treatment, Kraisintu, Krisana

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The silent treatment

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The hype surrounding RNA interference (RNAi) 'gene silencing' technology has both academic labs and biotech companies in its hold. The activity of the RNA-induced silencing complex is directed by the RNA, which is degraded, thus effectively 'silencing' the gene from which it was transcribed.

Science & research, Research, Gene silencing, RNA interference

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