How could we improve community health around large gold mines in Burkina Faso?
11.02.2020
Mining projects have positive and negative impacts on the health of the inhabitants in surrounding communities. This video-clip from Burkina Faso provides insights into a research approach that helps increasing the understanding of how and to what extent the health status in communities changes with the establishment of a mine.
This Digital Storytellers video-clip portrays ongoing research in Burkina Faso in the extractive industries sector. The researchers of the r4d project Health Impact Assessment for Sustainable Development (HIA4D) are applying different methods to collect information on the perceived changes in the health of people living in a community in a mining area. The results are expected help initiating a policy dialogue to engage stakeholders in joint efforts for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly the SDG 3 on good health and well-being. Watch in YouTube.
This video-clip was produced as part of the r4d programme Digital Storytellers synthesis project. Its contents were filmed and selected by Dominik Dietler from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland, in collaboration with local partners in Burkina Faso. The digital storytelling process was accompanied and supported by Paitití Lab.
Credits: A film by Dominik Dietler, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland / Edited by Martin Moll / Produced by Sonja Schenkel, Paitití Lab
