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Alive Thanks to the 20th Century
Developments in health over the last hundred years.
Roberto Vitali Starting From Scratch
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Ever since suffering severe injury in a road accident twenty three years ago Roberto Vitali has viewed the world from a wheelchair. He explains how his disability has given his life new meaning.
   
Sir Roy Calne New Hearts
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Sir Roy Calne is one of the best-known transplant surgeons in Britain. He talks about the progress in medical science which has made it possible to replace the organs of the human body.
   
Margaret Broadly Nursing Revolution
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Margaret Broadly became a nurse more than seventy years ago. She remembers how the care of patients was revolutionised by the introduction of antibiotics.
   
Ernst Michanek Health For All
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Ernst Michanek helped to set up a welfare state in Sweden. Born one of a family of seven he campaigned to make birth control available to women around the world.
   
Hytham Abdel Ma'soud A Simple Life Saver
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Hytham Abdel Ma'soud is now three years old. When he was only one his mother thought he was going to die. She describes how simple medicines saved his life.


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