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Isingiro Hospital (1992)

Isingiro Hospital poster
Directed by
Joop van Wijk, Hillie Molenaar
Genre
documentary film
Country
Netherlands

How it feels

This documentary shows doctors and patients at a rural hospital in Tanzania. They are fighting serious diseases like HIV, malaria, and meningitis.

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What happens

Isingiro Hospital is a 1992 Dutch documentary film, made by directors Hillie Molenaar and Joop van Wijk about the patients of the Isingiro Hospital, located in the rural area of North West Tanzania. The documentary shows patients and doctors who are fighting a battle against HIV, malaria and meningitis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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