>> belize is fighting back against an uninvited aquatic guest by asking people to eat the "global 3000" venomous innovator. hello and welcome to "global 3000." we will get to that story in just a moment. first, a peak at what else is coming up on today's show. >> mobile clinics. how medicine is coming to the people. >> fruit for the future. people in guinea using bananas to make a better life.

and that beautiful predator. how lionfish are destroying the marine ecosystem in the caribbean. brazil's health care system is sick. patients often have to wait months or even years for exams and operations, especially in rural areas and poor neighborhoods. often there is not even a doctor, much less the hospital. inter-health wagons. dr. dr. roberto kikawa came up with the idea for mobile medical clinics. basically adaptable trucks the go wherever they are needed, providing diagnosis and treatment for people who might otherwise go without care. >> dr. roberto kikawa's working day starts with a prayer. he compares his profession to religious service. he is a doctor.

and brazil is a religious country. he does not have a posh doctor's office, but travels to where he is needed most with his mobile medical center as part of the cies project. at the moment he and his colleagues are treating locals on the outskirts of the city in a mobile clinic. this morning, kikawa will perform 40 mistrust abuse. taking time to get to know the patient in every case. it is essential to his care. >> they have feelings and the soul.

body and spirit. and those things all go together. that is what doctors are therefore, to take everything into consideration. not just the onus. if you do that, you're contributing to change, to transformation. >> kikawa would like to shake up result's health care system and make it more humane. here, where people wait months and even years for appointments, his idea is well received. vanuza alfredo pedro de souza is familiar with the waiting game, but now it is her turn. with very little preamble, she gets to see a specialist to examine her thyroid. people in san matteus are not used to being treated so well. there are few doctors and no special is in the densely populated area.

-- no specialists in the densely populated area. in 2010, vanuza alfredo pedro de souza's husband slipped a disk and takes out his x-ray pictures to prove it. but he has not been treated for four years. >> the orthopedic doctor told my husband to go to the new meteorologist, but there isn't one. i have now registered a complaint. i was told the examination reports are too old, so now we have to start from the beginning again. >> but there is another way, and that is cies, which has the backing of brazil's state system. the health authorities send people to cies sites and pay for their treatment. the service offered by the organization is a welcome means of helping to shape a couple of months off long waiting times.

people have to wait here, too, but not for long. they are given appointments and received her diagnosis immediately. >> i think we are reinventing the health-care system to create one in which both structures in the human approach can be brought together. a well-balanced mix of the medical staff, technology, and organization. >> kikawa was born in brazil, but raised in the japanese tradition. he says his work requires both japanese is a plan and resilient warmth. having watched his father fight a losing battle against cancer, he decided to become a doctor and improved the health system in his birth country. but he says the problem is a global one. >> there are some 7 billion people on this planet. how many of them do you think have access to health care?

only five percent of the entire population of the world. and what about the rest? >> cies helps 2500 people every day. the organization has 25 mobile units and there are more in the making. the containers earmarked to become high tech medical centers are not very big. it is essential to make the best use of every centimeter without compromising hygiene requirements. a fully equipped medical truck costs an average of 600,000 euros, which is approximately a 10th of kikawa's annual budget. most of his funding comes from the state, but he also receives support from private companies and sponsors to contribute money or technology. kikawa's latest idea is to put an operating table and an

examination room in a single unit. two thirds of brazilians are dependent on the state health system. very few people can afford private health insurance, a luxury some dare not even dream of. for cies to expand, it will take more than just the latest technology and mobile medical centers. the organization depends on team spirit and a genuine desire to help people. neither of which money can buy. robert kikawa knows the road he has chosen to travel is a tough one, but when he is with his patients, he also knows it is worth the effort. >> what is your dream job? doctor, soccer player, fashion designer? for many young people in africa, the occupation of farmer is pretty far down the list.

many have seen their parents do backbreaking work in the fields for very little returns. and yet despite its less than glamorous image, agriculture is still the engine driving many african economies. and it's the one with huge potential, as this been any -- the nana growing collective in guinea discovered. >> the first major order of the season came in two days ago. it was for two tons of bananas. harvesting has been underway in the agricultural cooperative since early morning. the farmers started working together 10 years ago. these days, the cooperative has 201 members and is one of the region from maine banana suppliers -- main banana suppliers. the success of the venture has much to do with the drive and ambition of manager hadja sylla

fofana. her goal for this year is to sell more than 10 tons of fruits. >> we want to reach the production rate of colonial days. >> the cooperative has some outside help. an italian ngo sponsored the storage facility in the heart of the village. the facility serves as a place to store the fruit in dry conditions, but it also allows traders to come and inspect the produce before they commit to buying it. at being able to offer this service coupled with good quality means the cooperative can dictate its terms of this miss. >> we take advanced payments, which means we can invest in production early on and do not need subsidies. >> the fruit is weighed, checked, and paid for. wholesaler ibrahima camara is happy. within an hour, his truck is loaded up and ready to drive

back to caye caulker --conakry. >> i like buying here. the quality of the bananas is good, they taste great, and the bunches are perfect, too. >> when he reaches the capital, two hours away, the whole slayer -- the wholesaler will be able to sell the produce. she gave up her well-paid administrative job for the collective. and she has gained the trust of the locals. >> our philosophy is to allow people to equal operative employees in own a plantation. the double income secures them a higher standard of living. >> my life has improved since i've been growing bananas. i built this house, bought a car. i have two wives and six children and they all go to school. at >> on sundays, the sure of lake some i am -- samaya

is transformed into a market. farmers paddle across the water to sell their ship -- fresh wares on the other side. koutoubou khady from the whopper to have goals over ever bunch of bananas. >> most of what we sell we produce ourselves, but for big contracts we sometimes have to buy in. now she has to get the agreed amount together, negotiate a price, and transport the bananas to our clients in conakry. >> with demand growing, the cooperative has to expand. 40 new farmers have applied to join within the start of the year, and practical training courses are now offered on the plantation. >> here we have different offshoots. this one, known as a bayonet, leads to a greater fruit yield, so you have to leave them to grow.

but these ones have a destructive effect and prevent the mother plant from developing, so they have to be destroyed. >> the cooperative works with the research lab in order to breed particularly resistant banana plants. >> if we have a power cut for two or three days, it ruins the cultures we have in the growth chamber. without power and refrigeration, the bacteria and fungi in the petri dishes spread and infect the seedlings, which means we have to destroy the cultures because they can no longer produce healthy plants. >> she does not want to rely on the laboratory and would prefer to take things into her own hands. her idea has the backing of the cooperative.

>> in future, i want to grow the plants myself. i want to reproduce them in cold frames, because next year we need to plant 20,000 banana offshoots, and we want to produce these offshoots ourselves. >> the quadrant of his hoping that new ideas will increase their income. in that spirit, they are constructing a dry tunnel for the production of banana chips, the nana -- banana mousse, and banana milk powder. >> when the dry tunnel is ready, we will train women to process bananas. that will create jobs because in order to produce quality products, we need qualified workers. >> the cooperative already has more than 60 extra workers and many farmers have improved their standard of living.

but for hadja sylla fofana, that is just the beginning. >> our show is full of stories about how globalization is affecting the planet. we also want to know how it is affecting you. today, we hear from a viewer called heena shaikh. she hails from mumbai, the most populous city in india. it is also home to an estimated three 7000 street children, and she came up with an idea to help a few of them. >> i live in mumbai. the suburb of andheri. and i am 20 years old. ♪

>> these street children do not receive any support, so we have to teach them after school. we give them books and food and help them in the subject they find most the goal. -- difficult. that might be in the marathi language or in english. >> sorry. >> i really enjoy teaching and playing with the children. >> i often worry about having a proper fashion. i still haven't found a job i really like.

the teaching i do here is voluntary, but i learned from its, and it is a meaningful way to spend my time. >> i love chinese food and my favorite fruits are bananas and mangoes. >> i would love to go to london monday. or to dubai. the pictures i have seen of it are so beautiful. i would really like to achieve something in my life. my mother let me stay at school until the 12th grade, and i would like to repay her for everything she has done for me. what i would like most is a regular office job. goodbye.

>> the waters around belize have been invaded by hungry predators. not sharks or even stingrays, that lionfish. the venomous species are devouring the local fish population and destroying coral reefs. because lionfish have no natural predators, the government in belize is trying to encourage people to hunt and eat them. but getting diners to chow down on a fish that's armed with a row of toxic spines is proving tricky. >> the caribbean sea off the coast of central america. the belize barrier reef

stretches more than 250 kilometers and is the second-largest reef system in the world. the protected ecosystem is a unesco world heritage site and home to hundreds of species of fish. a more recent arrival is the lionfish. native to the waters off asia and australia, this income or is breeding is at -- at a rapid rate in the caribbean sea and threatening the fragile ecological balance as a result. >> lionfish have voracious appetites. they basically are indiscriminate feeders. they will just eat anything they come across. and they have this predation strategy which first here do not recognize. the way they hover with the sins flared, there are huge gulping mouths which sucks the fish inside. the fish in the caribbean have no idea that the lionfish is going to eat them. and these are usually old

juveniles -- usually juveniles. so it is potentially devastating for the fish community and then the knock on effects to the rest of the coral reef or just enormous. >> what is now regarded as an infestation started in florida in the 1980's when a handful of lionfish kept in aquariums in it up in the sea. since then the insatiable predators have been eating their way through their host waters. they were first spotted off belize six years ago. lionfish breed every four days and they have no natural enemies. but hidden in their striking since -- striking fins are venomous spines. an encounter with a lionfish can be a painful experience, as a fisherman tells us. >> it was here on my spear. and whenever i was going to get it, is slipped down the spear,

hit me in the hand, hear, puts me in my hand. and then my finger -- it is not so bad the first time when it pokes year. it is just like a pinch, but then the poison comes in, and it hurts like fire. it hurts like fire or like lava. it hurt a lot. i just don't shoot them anymore. i don't -- not at all. >> if stocks are to be managed, it is important that fisherman over gear -- overcome their fear of the prickly pariah. for the past three years, jennifer chapman from the ngo blue ventures has been encouraging fishermen in northern belize to try something new. >> hi. >> we are speaking about a new fishery, and not everybody necessarily believes in it from the beginning. it is important to have a good

relationship, be honest about the opportunities, which do and do not exist, what may exist in the future, don't make false promises, things like that. >> for the marine biologist, that means explaining that lionfish resents an alternative to seasonal seafood such as muscles and lobsters. it also means talking about the venomous spines. >> can you see any spines here? >> b is fishermen are pretty pragmatic in their approach to the lionfish. >> imagine what would happen if we could not catch the lionfish. they would end up taking over our fishing territory. >> increasing numbers of fishermen see lionfish is an opportunity, and are killing them before they ruin their business. although the venomous spines can be cut off, there needs to be a consumer demand for the fish.

the island of caye caulker is belize tourist center. residents there have heard of lionfish, but have 81? >> the fish is poisonous. that's what i know about it. >> it is very dangerous. it is not good for your consumption. >> did you ever eat it? >> no. >> the fishermen take the catch of the day to be closed restaurant. the kitchen staff are not sure what to do with it. at!! >> we are going to leave these here, all right? [laughter] >> for the first time they are faced with a reputedly inedible fish. >> like and and -- like a land animal. the head of it. the mouth usually comes out. it does not go up like that.

and this is completely different. >> but they try to give it a go. they fry the fish and even try it. a! >> get my phone ready in case we have to call 911. >> yes, that tastes julie. -- chewy. >> it is nice. >> lionfish has long featured on menus in the village of sat eneja. a fillet of fish with rice, beans, and cabbage salad is an old favorite. and more than 100 dishes are served each week. the ventures wants to see the same success all across belize. >> one thing we're really

working on is try to increase the domestic demand. at the moment the majority of domestic demand comes from within this community. there is demand elsewhere, but we want to try and expand it and get the demand everywhere. >> it is believed to be impossible to completely clear the caribbean sea of lionfish, but it may have finally met its first real enemy. man. >> it just goes to show you, sometimes if you chew on your problems, you can solve them. but often finding a solution is a bit more obligated. have you found something that helps people in their day-to-day lives? let us know. we might feature your idea here, as part of our global brains series.

mussel powered generators. lamps made of elastic bottles. the >> ideas that can make life easier. what about you? do you have a bright idea or know someone who does? then write to us and tell us about your invention. >> that is all we have time for today on "global 3000." thanks so much for watching. and if one of our reports caught your interest, be sure to visit us online and join the global conversation. we love to here from you. but for now for me and the whole global team here in berlin, bye-bye. captioned by the national captioning institute ÷ggç

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