Depicts health problems that follow in the wake of war, and explains how hunger and exposure have caused the spread of tuberculosis, cholera and malaria. Shows what Army doctors and UNRRA scientists have done in liberated countries to prevent the spread of epidemics.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323556
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War and society
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War victims
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Hunger
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International cooperation
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International relief
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social problems
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United Nations
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cholera
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Communicable diseases
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Epidemics
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Malaria
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical personnel
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Public health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Tuberculosis
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)