Asia Insight · SEASON 11
Saving Young Lives Across Mongolia
Episode 20 · 2022-09-16
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Over burning sands in summer and snowy plains of minus 30 degrees Celsius in winter: One medical team is traversing Mongolia to examine and operate on rural children with heart defects for free. Top heart surgeon Dr. Boldsaikhan launched the project in June 2020, saving some 200 children a year with funding from corporate and private donations. But as he fights his own battle with stage four stomach cancer, he is also focused on training his mentee Dr. Khashchuluun to ensure the project will survive. Follow these extraordinary doctors and their team through a year of hard work.
28 minutes
Season 11 episodes
1. Diary of a Nursing Student in Lockdown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam2022-01-14
2. Budding Entrepreneurs Turn a New Leaf: Bali, Indonesia2022-01-21
3. Victims of Leftover Unexploded Ordnance: Laos2022-02-04
4. Eyes on the Sky: Vulture Man of Phuket2022-02-11
5. Days in China's Child-seeking Town2022-02-18
6. Hanoi's Floating Families: Vietnam2022-02-25
7. China's Clinical Trial Boom2022-03-04
8. Cushioning COVID with Comedy: The Philippines2022-03-11
9. Protecting Endangered Deer: Laos2022-03-18
10. Faith and Nature on the Sacred Peak: North Borneo, Malaysia2022-03-25
11. Chinese Citizens Disputing the War in Ukraine2022-04-29
12. An Alcohol Renaissance in South Korea2022-05-06
13. Defending the King of Fruit: Thailand2022-05-27
14. The Price of the Zero-COVID Policy: Beijing, China2022-07-08
15. South Korea's Deepening Gender Conflict2022-07-15
16. Vibrant Working Women: Hunza Valley, Pakistan2022-08-12
17. Disabled Citizens Seek Freedom of Movement: South Korea2022-08-19
18. A New Growth Hub on the Border: Cambodia2022-08-26
19. Thai Tourism Reopens with New Ideas2022-09-02
20. Saving Young Lives Across Mongolia2022-09-16
21. First on the Scene: Hanoi's Civilian Rescue, Vietnam2022-09-23
22. A Classroom on Trash Mountain: Indonesia2022-09-30
23. The Plight of Semi-basement Residents: South Korea2022-11-11
24. Yak Cheese for a Brighter Future: Mongolia2022-11-25
25. From Disaster to Frontier: Fukushima's New Residents2022-12-16
26. Let No Student Fall Behind: The Philippines2022-12-30
