Gripped with Dengue Fever, Cape Verde gets help from the Gumshoe Historians

We thought our story lay only on Maio and Santiago. But Fogo — a cone rising from the ocean — is in the grips of dengue, its hospital overwhelmed and HRH brings in simple medical supplies.

Yet again we find connections back to Columbia and John Kendrick in a village at the base of the volcano. Coastal places and peoples stand connected, an ocean apart. And the wine flowed…

Interviews: Dr. Mario Sena, Hon. João Aqueleu Barbosa Amado

Locations: Hospital of São Filipe,Chã das Caldeiras and SantaCatarina

This program is funded in part by Mass Humanities, which receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and is an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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