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Channel: Journeyman Pictures · 2016 · News & Politics
Blood Relative: The disease that stops Indian kids growing up and the system that lets them die needlessly Available now on iTunes: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/blood-relative/id1280710586?mt=6 Amazon Prime: http://a.co/0N8wYTN Get it now on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Blood_Relative?id=dx3FVtmB71M Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/bloodrelative Watch in full on jman.tv: https://jman.tv/film/5087/Blood+Relative Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/5909/blood-relative Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Divya (15) and Imran (24) are trapped in the bodies of small children. A rare disease stunts their growth, leaving them reliant on expensive medicine and unlikely to live much longer. Can their hero Vinay help them to defeat India's broken medical system? "I would love to live longer for my mom and my sister", says Imran, who supports his family through his call centre job. Suffering from Thalassemia Major means that his body cannot generate blood on its own. Weekly blood transfusions help make up the lack; but they also create a deadly build up of iron in his body. It has to be removed with a drug called iron chelation, otherwise the excess iron stunts Imran's growth and damages his heart and liver. But the cost of the drug is often prohibitive; "Parents who cannot afford the iron disposal are actually letting their children die", warns health activist Vinay Shetty. Shetty, better known as 'Vinay Uncle', is the only support point for Thalessemia-affected families in Mumbai. Funding secured through his Think Foundation allows him to give out iron chelation free of charge. "He's the father of all Thalassemia Major children in Mumbai", says one Thalassemia patient. But despite his incredible work, Shetty's relentless attempts to secure government funding for the drug from the Health Minister remain unanswered. Nimisha Mukherji: Ref 5909 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.
