25/07/2012
Claudia Hammond talks to a doctor at the injury frontline of the London Olympics and hears about the big themes and controversies at Aids 2012 in Washington, DC.
OLYMPICS POLYCLINIC
Claudia Hammond talks to orthopaedic surgeon Fares Haddad of University College London on his role at the sports injury frontline at the 2012 London Olympics polyclinic.
FIDGET
Health Check visits the Fidget – a collaborative project of an artist and doctor, designed to get everyone moving to improve their cardiovascular health.
AIDS 2012
Claudia also hears from two people attending this week's international Aids conference in Washington DC – Sarah Boseley, health editor of the Guardian newspaper, and Dr Sania Nishtar, a doctor specialising in non-communicable chronic disease and leading health policy reformer in Pakistan.
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Olympics Polyclinic
Surgeon Fares Haddad on the traumas they are likely to see on the sports injury frontline at the 2012 London Olympics
Duration: 03:54
Fidget
An interactive art project to improve cardiovascular health
Duration: 05:34
AIDS 2012
Claudia Hammond finds out what’s on the agenda at this week’s international AIDS conference in Washington DC
Duration: 07:24
Broadcasts
- Wed 25 Jul 2012 18:32GMTBBC World Service Online
- Thu 26 Jul 2012 03:32GMTBBC World Service Online
- Thu 26 Jul 2012 10:32GMTBBC World Service Online
- Sat 28 Jul 2012 10:32GMTBBC World Service Online
- Sun 29 Jul 2012 02:32GMTBBC World Service Online
- Sun 29 Jul 2012 06:32GMTBBC World Service Online
- Sun 29 Jul 2012 13:32GMTBBC World Service Online
- Sun 29 Jul 2012 16:32GMTBBC World Service Online
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