The film Birth of a Surgeon follows Emilia Cumbane, one of the first midwives-in-training. She performs Cesareans and hysterectomies in makeshift operating rooms in rural Mozambique. We follow Cumbane from her home in the Mozambican capital Maputo, into intensive medical classes, through night shifts in the delivery wards, and watch as she fights for recognition of her surgical competence.
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Wide Angle | Birth of a Surgeon | PBS... (#703)
Full Program: Midwives in Mozambique trained in life-saving surgery reduce maternal mortality. 53:09
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WIDE ANGLE | Birth of a Surgeon | ... (#703)
The film Birth of a Surgeon follows Emilia Cumbane, one of the first midwives-in-training. She performs Cesareans and hysterectomies ... 03:15
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WIDE ANGLE | Birth of a Surgeon | PBS... (#703)
In 2004, Mozambique introduced a new health care initiative to train midwives in emergency obstetric care in an attempt ... 03:23
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Wide Angle | Time for School 3 (Part ... (#808)
Full Program: Follow 7 children from 7 countries who are struggling to achieve a basic education. 53:26
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WIDE ANGLE | Time for School Clip #2 ... (#808)
WIDE ANGLE's unprecedented, award-winning 12-year documentary project, Time for School, returns in 2009 with visits to seven ... 03:07
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Wide Angle | Time for School 3 (Part ... (#807)
Full Program: Seven kids In 7 countries. A 12-year project on kids struggling to get a basic education. 53:03
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Wide Angle | Once Upon a Coup | PBS (#806)
Full Program: A tale of intrigue from the oil-rich country of Equatorial Guinea. 52:39
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WIDE ANGLE | Once Upon a Coup | PBS (#806)
A failed coup attempt. A British mercenary in a notorious African prison. A dictator suspicious of Western powers. And beneath ... 02:56
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Wide Angle | Eyes of the Storm | PBS... (#805)
Full Program: Orphaned children fend for themselves in Burma after Cyclone Nargis. 51:45
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WIDE ANGLE | Eyes of the Storm | PBS... (#805)
The story of Burmese orphans left to fend for themselves in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. 03:04
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Wide Angle | Contestant No. 2 | PBS (#804)
Full Program: An Arab-Israeli teen sets her sights on the Miss Israel pageant. 50:55
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Wide Angle | The Market Maker | PBS (#803)
Full Program: An attempt to end famine in Ethiopia by starting a commodities exchange. 53:29
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WIDE ANGLE | Market Maker | PBS (#803)
WIDE ANGLE travels to East Africa to tell the dramatic story of an Ethiopian economist on a mission. Seeking a market-based ... 02:23
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Wide Angle | Heart of Jenin | PBS (#802)
Full Program: A Palestinian boy's death gives five Israelis the gift of life 51:17
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WIDE ANGLE | Heart of Jenin | PBS (#802)
Something extraordinary happened that turned Ahmed Khatib's tragic 2005 death into a gift of hope for six Israeli children.... 03:06
Post Date: July 15, 2009
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