Health Messages by Radio in Burkina Faso

The Centres for Disease control in the United States recently forecast that the number of Ebola cases could reach 1.4 million people by January 2015. How are estimates like this reached and are they accurate or useful? Claudia talks to Jimmy Whitworth from the Wellcome Trust in London and Adam Kurchaski from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine.

Can health messages delivered by mass media help improve health of a country? The BBC’s Tamasin Ford reports from villages around Burkina Faso about a radio campaign that is helping to reduce their child mortality rate.

Also, how much does drinking alcohol affect a man’s fertility? Claudia Hammond talks to expert, Allan Pacey from Sheffield University about the latest research in healthy young men – and why the right kind of underwear is important to keep sperm at optimum health.

(Photo: Presenting team at Radio Djiawoampo in Bogandé)