topnaman | Malaria blog

I have a lot of respect for the BBC and the quality programming they produce, especially when it deals with global health. “Survival” is a new global health documentary produced by BBC World News. The series began October 4th and ends on November 29th – including an entire episode dedicated to malaria which will air on October 18th. According to their website, the Imperial College of London played some role and the project was also supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – which has financed other media outreach efforts including the terrific (but unfortunately poorly watched) PBS series called Rx for Survival. If the short five minute preview is indicative of anything then we can look forward to a passionate and informative tale of malaria and the communities it affects.