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The most distant places : a small team of Ecuadorian doctors expanding the possibilities of rural health for their own people
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"Dr. Edgar Rodas has dedicated his life to improving the health conditions for underprivileged communities in his native Ecuador, and Cinterandes is his visionary mobile hospital and rural health c...
"Dr. Edgar Rodas has dedicated his life to improving the health conditions for underprivileged communities in his native Ecuador, and Cinterandes is his visionary mobile hospital and rural health care project. The Most Distant Places travels with Dr. Edgar Rodas and his team to the far reaches of Ecuador; by road, from the indigenous mountain communities to the coast with their specially designed hospital truck; and by river, deep into indigenous villages in the Amazon jungle with their surgical boat. The story goes deeper to show how an innovative rural health project grew from the success of the mobile surgery program, and how Cinterandes has become an effective model that can replicated in other developing countries. By interweaving intimate portrayals of the doctors with stories of the patients they treat, this film offers a unique look at the challenges of providing health care for impoverished people located far from adequate medical facilities.-- Container.
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- Creator
- a film by Mike Seely, narrated by Peter Coyote ; funding provided by SEEDS - Supporting Equanimity on Earth and Diversity in the Sacred [and] Pacific Pioneer Fund
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- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Harriman, NY : Distributed by New Day Films, [2010]
- ©2010
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (35 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- ISBNs
- 9781574482706, 157448270X
- OCLC
- ocn646899511
- Credits
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- Narrated by Peter Coyote, Veronica Moscoso (spanish version)
- Produced and directed by Mike Seely; cinematography by Romi Chiorean [and] Mike Seely; editors John Kane [and] Mike Seely; written by Mike Seely [and] John Kane; sound by Evan Dixon [and] Mike Seely; original Music by Phil Manley [and] Duo Andino
- This disc may not play on all machines or players.
- 2010 Open Signal Productions.
- DVD-ROM ; NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; stereo. ; computer with DVD-ROM drive and Adobe Reader software required to access discussion guides.
- English, Spanish ; subtitles available in English, Spanish.
- Bonus features (ca. 47 min. total) : Committing to science [Menu title: The pipeline of future scientists] -- Mentoring and being mentored [Menu title: Mentoring] -- New technology to answer new questions [Menu title: Technology at the cutting edge] -- Protein structure and biological behavior [Menu title: Basic research and drug design] -- Talking to my Grandpa ; Discussion guide for a general audience [pdf document ; DVD-ROM feature] ; Discussion guide for teachers [pdf document ; DVD-ROM feature]