The Global Health Film Series provides a regular forum for bringing together students, faculty, and others who are interested in emerging issues in global health. The program includes the featured film, a post-film discussion, and light refreshments.

Film synopsis:

Every year in Pakistan, many women are disfigured by acid attacks, with numerous cases going unreported. The assailants, typically a husband or other family member typically receive minimal punishment. Plastic surgeon Dr. Mohammad Jawad left his prominent London practice to return to his home country to help the victims of such attacks reconstruct their faces and their lives.
The left side of Zakia’s face is featureless pink flesh; there is no longer an eye to return your gaze—the result of the undiluted battery acid (“the highest quality,” Zakia says) her husband threw on her. More than 100 disfiguring acid attacks and burnings occur every year in Pakistan. The assailants, most often family members, generally receive little, if any, punishment. Plastic surgeon Dr. Mohammad Jawad left his prominent London practice to return to his home country to help women like Zakia rebuild their faces and their lives. Hear them tell their stories in this Academy Award-winning documentary.

Registration is not required. Each program in the series includes a featured film, a post-film discussion, and light refreshments. For additional information contact the Center for Global Health, cgh@pitt.edu. Sponsored by the Global Health Student Association and the Center for Global Health.