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Watch out Hollywood, 2011 Was a Great Year for Global Health Film

Jaclyn Schiff
December 9, 2011

There seems to be an uptick -- at least over the last five years or so -- in the use of film as a medium to explore these issues. With interest in global health on college campuses and beyond exploding, I think we’ll see this trend endure in 2012.

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