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Sleeping Sickness is the deadliest disease in the world. The Democratic Republic of Congo suffers more cases than almost any other country. Without treatment, parasites called trypanosomes invade the victim’s brain, ravage...

The people of Niger, one of the poorest countries in the world, suffer from a host of forgotten, parasitic diseases. Schistosomiasis and Lymphatic Filariasis were defeated long ago in the developed world...

We’re making 8 short films about disasters and how to minimise the risk from catasptrophic events like floods, famines and earthquakes.  The films will be distributed on TV and the internet and...

Earlier this year Rockhopper travelled around the UK to produce a campaign film for the Energy Bill Revolution. The film visits three families trapped in fuel poverty, a growing concern around the...

In Mumbai we meet Shakshi Sawant, a young widow who was infected with HIV by her husband. She works for one of India’s first marriage bureaus for positive people, a dating agency...

Our recent BBC World News series ‘The Health Show’ has revealed some big changes in audience viewing habits.  During transmision, more than 80% of opinion formers watched the films on-line (Ipsos Mori)...

Having children is all part of a happy relationship and certainly what Andrew and Michelle want. But Andrew is HIV positive and the risks to both mother and baby make a traditional...

China has the biggest population and the fastest growing economy in the world. It has an economic policy based on growth – which is why as a country it is now the...

Half the world’s population faces severe food shortages by the end of the century as climate change takes its toll on the global harvest. Some countries have already seen riots in protest...

Half the world’s population face severe food shortages by the end of the century as climate change takes its toll on the global harvest. In some countries riots have broken out in...