Joojo Cobbinah on investigating 'Medical Kalabule'

About this episode

Joojo Cobbinah discusses the making of the documentary 'Medical Kalabule' and the issues it raises about healthcare access.

When the documentary, Medical Kalabule, was released earlier this month, it exposed the desperation and lengths some critically ill patients and their families were willing to go for care. While a committee set up by the Ministry of Health investigates the issues raised in the documentary, we go behind the scenes with the documentary's producer, Joojo Cobbinah. In this episode, Joojo talks about how he came to work on the documentary as well as the challenges involved in putting...

People in this episode

Guest: Joojo Cobbinah

Topics covered

• documentary
• healthcare
• patient care
• investigation
• medical ethics

Keywords

• Medical Kalabule
• Joojo Cobbinah
• healthcare investigation
• patient desperation
• documentary challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ministry of Health

Books & works: Medical Kalabule

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