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Theatrescience in Uganda schistosomiasis control initiative festival, Busia 2010

April 2010

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This is a video of clips from the 'Acting Against Worms' (bilharzia) school drama festival in Busia, Eastern Uganda, in April 2010. It was part of an initiative to raise awareness among school children and local communities about bilharzia (or schistosomiasis), a disease that caused by worms that live in fresh water throughout regions of Sub-Saharan Africa

Uganda : acting against worms

MCCALL, Becky
November 2009

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This podcast describes the 'Acting Against Worms' initiative which works with primary schools in the Busia district of East Uganda using educative drama to raise awareness among school children and communities about bilharzia, or schistosomiasis - a disease caused by worms which live in fresh water throughout regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. It comprises various short interviews with people involved in the programme

A community-based health education programme for bio-environmental control of malaria through folk theatre (Kalajatha) in rural India

GHOSH, Susanta K
et al
December 2006

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Kalajatha is a popular, traditional art form of folk theatre depicting various life processes of a local socio-cultural setting. It is an effective medium of mass communication in the Indian sub-continent especially in rural areas. Using this medium, an operational feasibility health education programme was carried out for malaria control. This study was carried out under the primary health care system involving the local community and various potential partners

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