GlaxoSmithKline’s new rotavirus vaccine can potentially save children across the globe from fatal diarrhea. This program guides viewers through the medicine’s development process, and examines the highly unconventional way it is being...

Striking in areas where vaccines tend to be out of reach, the 2005 Indian Ocean tsunami produced fears of an immediate cholera epidemic. But one district in southern India showed the world how to defy the odds—clearing contaminated...

Despite its amorous nickname, the vinchuca, or “kissing bug,” actually gives its sleeping victims a malevolent bite—sucking blood and transmitting a microscopic parasite called Tripanisoma cruzi. The microbe, in turn, produces Chagas...

When polio vaccines were first developed, many experts thought the disease would be fully eradicated within decades. Tragically, as this film shows, it has survived in places like Afghanistan and northern Nigeria. These locations are...

Education in China is compulsory for all children, but there is unequal quality and access for families in the countryside. Learn more about the Chinese education structure and how it is evolving to give students more choices. China's...

Although the Communists declared universal equal rights when they took over in 1949, Chinese society has remained riddled with inequality. Many Chinese women still fulfill traditional roles at home and at work. The situation is gradually...

Clothing choice in Indonesia is very much tied to the country’s warm, tropical climate. While the dress code is casual due to the warm weather, one should strive for a neat and polished appearance. Each of Indonesia’s ethnic groups has...

Unlike her European counterparts, the Netherlands invested very little in education within its colonies. While the Dutch introduced a system of formal education for the local population of Indonesia, it was restricted to certain...

Indonesian women have equal rights with men by law, and increasingly, by custom. The right to vote was granted to women in Indonesia’s constitution. Property and inheritance rights are adjudicated equally in government courts, but...

Many people in Indonesia believe in the spiritual power behind objects and forces, and most societies have organized ceremonies and rituals to mollify these spirits. In Indonesia, traditional animist beliefs have been combined with the...

Indonesia is the world’s fourth-largest nation when it comes to population. Only China, India, and the US are larger. The country is a young nation currently experiencing a “demographic bonus,” meaning that 50 percent of its people are...

Children’s activities tend to keep German parents busy. Unlike schools in many other Western countries, most schools in Germany don’t offer extracurricular or intramural sports or other activities. Anyone wishing to take up a musical...

France's free public education system boasts high standards, and literacy is nearly universal. Learn more about the schooling options available; children can attend nursery school starting at the age of three before attending elementary...

Since the French Revolution, the republic’s motto has been “Liberté, égalité, fraternité” (“Liberty, equality, brotherhood”), which certainly says something about French attitudes. In France, however, generalizations don't always apply....

Curious about France’s demographics? The country has a population of more than 60 million, with 15 percent concentrated in the Paris metropolitan area—although many city-dwellers still identify with and appreciate their rural roots. The...

Under the Grundgesetz (Basic Law), men and women in Germany are guaranteed equal rights. In reality, women and men don’t receive equal pay. In addition, only a handful of women make it to senior management positions. As in most other...