Kill or Cure - Human Papilloma Virus - Trailer
Over a half-million women in the world get cervical cancer every year, with nearly 80 percent in developing countries. Human papilloma virus, or HPV, causes the cancer and is therefore among the worst instigators of female cancer mortality worldwide. A vaccine is now available against the disease — but how effective is it, and can it save lives in poor, remote regions as well as wealthy areas? This program visits India, where conservative values regarding sexuality make drug distribution and compliance especially challenging, and Costa Rica, where clinical trials of an HPV vaccine are taking place. The importance of developing a fast, low-tech screening method is also discussed extensively.
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Human Papilloma Virus is part of the multiple documentary series KILL OR CURE. All the films in this series are on the SWPictures website.
Kill or Cure looks at diseases that are no threat in developed nations, but claim tens of millions of lives every year in developing countries. Modern, effective treatments targeting affluent westerners are too expensive for the world’s poor. Old drugs are cheap but resistance is spreading very fast. In some cases the only drugs available kill up to one in 10 of the patients who take them. Kill or Cure covers the hunt for effective and affordable treatments for populations earning less than a few dollars a day.