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Asha (1970)

Asha poster
Directed by
Jens Bjerre
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
25 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Danish documentary from 1970 looks at the work of a treatment center in the Indian state of Orissa. It shows the center's efforts to treat leprosy in children, in cooperation with WHO and Red Barnet.

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What happens

Asha er en dokumentarfilm fra 1970 instrueret af Jens Bjerre. I Indien lever der tre millioner spedalske, hvoraf en million er børn. Der er dog gode muligheder for helbredelse, hvis sygdommen kommer under behandling på et tidligt stadium. I samarbejdet med WHO driver Red Barnet et behandlingscenter i delstaten Orissa, og filmen viser arbejdet i og omkring dette center. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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