Albania famine predicted by WHO

Title

Albania famine predicted by WHO

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

24 Aug 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:04:25

Description

Catherine Field reports from Tirana in Albania, one of the last communist regimes in Europe, where problems are increasing as thousands of citizens continue to try and flee the country while the new elected government must combat severe poverty and growing social unrest. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is predicting widespread famine and disease particularly among children. Includes interviews with Marty Wagner, WHO; deputy Prime Minister of Albania Gramoz Pashko.

Contributors

Catherine Field; Marty Wagner; Gramoz Pashko

Keywords

Political systems; Children (age group); UNICEF; Communism; Diseases; Poverty; Foreign aid; Famines; Babies; World Health Organisation; WHO; Food aid; Albania; Baby foods; Tirana

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