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20/03/2017
What can be done to find new blood donors to keep life-saving stocks from running dry? And following two fledgling Tyneside medics as they transform lives.
Why has the boss leading the north east's flagship hospital trust disappeared? What can be done to find new, younger blood donors to keep life-saving stocks from running dry? And we follow two fledgling Tyneside medics as they transform the lives of some of the world's poorest people using drainpipes as prosthetic limbs.
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Mon 20 Mar 2017
19:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One North East & Cumbria
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The medics using drainpipes to help amputees
Two trainee doctors from Newcastle are using their skills to help amputees in Bangladesh.
Matt Walton and Zaamin Hussain set up a clinic on behalf of charity Naya Qadam Trust to fit people with artificial limbs - made out of melted drain pipes and rubber tyres.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Chris Jackson |
| Editor | Jacqui Hodgson |
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- Mon 20 Mar 2017 19:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One North East & Cumbria