From malawi to ecuador, see some of healthcares most Inventive Solutions and stay tuned to see the winner of the viewchange film contest leadership prize. Second narrator malnutrition. Every year, malnutrition kills twice as many children as aids, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. Yet there is hope. An inexpensive, revolutionary therapy is saving childrens lives right now. rooster crows since 2004, project Peanut Butter has been treating children in malawi, a country with one of the highest malnutrition rates in the world. speaking native language second narrator as a faculty member at Washington University medical school, dr. Manary founded project Peanut Butter to bring the most effective malnutrition therapy to the children who need it most. Alefa is 7 months old. She is just entering the critical 6monthtotwoyearold window where children are most vulnerable to the impact of malnutrition. Jason alefa is, uh, severely malnourished and, um, unclear , as you can see from the extremely small arms. Second narrator severely malnourished children at this age are at great risk. Untreated, more than half will die. Pilirani is two years old. Severely malnourished kids often swell up with edema, a painful buildup of fluid under the skin. Piliranis swelling is so severe he can barely walk. Until recently, the best treatment available for pilirani and alefa was one to two months of hospitalization. But even in the best rural hospitals, only 25 to 40 of children fully recover. Project Peanut Butter gets much better results by distributing a special readytouse theraputic food to the mothers who will take it with them and treat their own children at home. Readytouse theraputic food is powerful medicine. This peanutbased formula is effective, easy to use, and empowers mothers. And most kids love it. Its more than just Peanut Butter. Over years of careful experiments and testing, dr. Manary and his colleagues developed a new formula. Its a precise blend ideal for bringing children back from the edge of starvation. The results are dramatic. 6 weeks after their first visit, alefa and pilirani return for one of their checkups. Jason what weve seen over the course of the last 6 weeks has been, uh, really good progress. So, were hopeful that shell come completely up to a healthy weight with this check. woman speaking native language second narrator after 6 weeks of treatment, pilirani is on a promising path. He is now likely to remain healthy and avoid lingering consequences. Dr. Manary 95 of these children are recovering. 95 . That is really something powerful. singing in native language second narrator and this success rate comes at a fraction of the old therapys cost. Today, saving one child costs the project a total of about 25. Project Peanut Butter has an ambitious vision to save over 2 million children from severe malnutrition by 2015. Woman i wish project Peanut Butter would grow like a unclear tree, which is unclear and grows big, big, big, big and biggest. So it can reach every needy child. Second narrator you can make a difference. Please, go to projectpeanutbutter. Org. Learn more about this urgent, lifesaving work. Remember, there is hope. speaking native language speaking native language speaking native language speaking native language speaking native language speaking native language applause singing in native language speaking native language speaking native language all laughing machine beeping speaking Spanish Speaking english machine beeping machine whirring dr. Rodas thats a very humane way to deliver surgery, i think. People in their own environment. They dont have to be separated from the family, from the home. horn beeping third narrator almost 5 million ecuadoreans live in impoverished, rural areas with little or no access to basic health services. Dr. Edgar rodas tackles this problem by bringing the hospital to the people. Since 1994, his unclear foundation has been providing Surgical Care for hard to reach communities spread across ecuador. speaking spanish third narrator oscar fuerte is a fish trader. Suffering from a condition that requires surgery, he cannot work to support his family. speaking Spanish SpeakingSpanish Speaking spanish dr. Rodas when we go to towns that are far away and very poor, we dont charge absolutely anything. The idea is that nobody, nobody can not have an operation because they dont have money. speaking spanish third narrator after 6 months of living with a disabling hernia, oscar is ready for his operation. speaking spanish dr. Rodas oscar fuerte is a leader in the community and has lots of friends. All the community was concerned about him. speaking spanish vehicle racing by speaking Spanish SpeakingSpanish SpeakingSpanish Speaking spanish sizzling speaking spanish dr. Rodas for the general public, health is just the absence of disease. To me, health is related with every human activity. We have an andean definition of health. speaking spanish announcer dont go away. When we return, a comedy routine about aids prevention and see the winner of the viewchange film contest leadership prize. First narrator like what you saw . Then visit viewchange. Org, link tvs brand new multimedia website. Watch over 200 stories about new solutions to the developing worlds biggest challenges. Get involved with the issues. Share the stories with friends and help change the world. All at viewchange. Org. rooster crowing man on earth, two things involved. You may either born a woman or a man. If youre born woman, you are self. If you are born a man, two things involved. speaking native language aha umoza if you accuse someoneno, so, ok. If you accuse someone, you are self. Im stuck. Second man when you come to unclear , there are two things involved. Youll either get stas or hiv. When you get other stas, you are safe. But when you get hiv, there is one thing involved. You develop aids, you will die. It end there. speaking native language third man . 7 years now. speaking native language laughing speaking native language speaking native language audience laughing speaking native language umoza the name of our group is umoza youth organization. Our group started in late 1999. singing in native language umoza the objectives of the group are to fight against hivaids, to prevent mothertochild transmission of hiv, aids. Second man so, we try to make some songs. Third man mainly, we perform drama before theypeople are to get tested. Umoza people get entertained while they get the message. speaking native language singing in native language singing in native language fourth man so, i wanted to say this leg, this carposis, is stage 4 of hiv and aids, see . So ifi know if i could have taken the drugs unclear i think i could have notit would have not come to this extent. Thats just because it was too late. So, i used to say, if i could find my friends unclear go there. I used to say, please, guys, go to the hospital just so that they should discover unclear . God also give me a talent of composing songs, so, ive got a task of composing songs and spreading the message. And, um, teaching my friends songs and the like. This song is unclear . And it is advising some unclear take care of themselves just because this time the world is full of hiv and aids. So, this is the number. Play, guys. jazz music playing singing in native language so, unclear , there are two things involved, you know. woman laughing man yeah, yeah. There are two things involved. unclear second woman keeping involved, unclear . Fourth man if you contract hiv and aids, there are two things involved. You can stay longer or die. If you areyou die, you are safe. But you stay wrong, there are two things involved. Interviewer and you can improvise . Fourth man yes, unclear . There are two things involved. If heyou follow the instructions for the doctor or join in groups which are involved in the hiv and aids. Something like that. all laughing singing in native language first narrator and now, the winner of the viewchange film contest leadership prize. Robby brassons the witch doctor. Doctor have a seat, please. Mr. unclear , first of all, id like to congratulate you for coming in voluntarily, and like i said, you can still live a normal, healthy, productive life with hiv. Is there anything youd like to know . Man no. Theres nothing. Just tell me. Doctor there is also clear and you are hiv positive. Man do you mean positive . Doctor it just means that the virus is active in your body, but it does not automatically mean that you have aids. And i. baby wailing children crying doctor . May i advise that you go to hospital and have your t cell count taken so that we can immediately start you on aivs. This is a brochure. It has everything that you need to know about how to live positively with hiv. children crying speaking native language speaking native language chanting in native langauge witch doctor come in, my son. Tell me what ails you. Man ii want you to help me. Ive been unwell for quite some time now. I had this persistent cold, and after that, i developed some swellings. Witch doctor hmm. Man now they want me to take this t count test for hiv. Im sure theres another after this. Witch doctor definitely. Yes, most definitely. Man we can do it traditional, spiritually. Id pay. Just tell me what you want me to do and im going to do it. Witch doctor we shall consult the ancestors. chanting in native language ahh man whatwhat do i have to do . Ok, back. I hear if i sleep with a virgin i can cleanse myself. Oh, my god. Witch doctor give me your right hand. Connect with your ancestors. Man yes no i wont do some of the sacrifices. Stop it, please there are some things i cant do. I wont cut anybodys genitals and i wont bring unclear blood in witch doctor but you might have to. What then . You cannot back out now. Please, will you hold this with your left hand . This is how you will connect with your ancestors from your head to your heart right down to. woman laughing crazily come chanting laughing ohh ohh ohh chanting gasps it is now too late to go back. The ancestors have spoken. Your answer is right here. Ahh. Yes, young man. Let us go. Let us move now. Ancestors unclear . Ha ha. Do not worry, young man. You see, as the pamphlet says, you can still lead a fully productive life even if you are hiv positive. laughing first narrator like what you saw . Then visit viewchange. Org, link tvs brand new multimedia website. Watch over 200 stories about new solutions to the developing worlds biggest challenges. Get involved with the issues. Share the stories with friends and help change the world. All at viewchange. Org. Awo woman the following program is an original production of linktv. Narrator next up, an all new mothers day special. Being a new mom is rewarding and challenging, but what extra burdens do mothers in poor countries face . Come take a tour of the worlds best and worst places to be a mom in this new report from save the children and viewchange. Org. Man viewchange is about people making Real Progress in tackling the Worlds Toughest issues. Can a story change the world . See for yourself in viewchange, the mothers index. Narrator youve heard the term lottery of birth