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Joojo Cobbinah on investigating 'Medical Kalabule'
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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 it together. From witnesses who suddenly declined to share their experiences to a mysterious figure who appeared to be shadowing Joojo's investigations.
This is the inside story of how the documentary Medical Kalabule, almost didn't happen.