Venezuela´s Health Revolution: Lessons for the US
Submitted by rebex on May 12, 2007 - 4:11pm.
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This session will be on: June 29, 2007 - 1:00pm It will be held at: Room 1403 room at the Westin Hotel View scheduleOrganization DescriptionRebecca Trotzky Sirr is a medical student who works with a variety of radical and progressive medical organizations. She recently worked in Barrio Adentro in Venezuela under a Fulbright grant. Session DescriptionUnder the Chavez administration, Venezuela has transformed its health care system to prioritize primary care in low income communities. Barrio Adentro provides free health care in poor neighborhoods. What are the lessons that Americans can learn from the Venezuelan experience? Can the US health system be transformed to put people before profits? What role will health care practioners and community activists play? What are some of the revolutionary medical schools like? Hear ideas and experiences from panelists who worked with Barrio Adentro. First NameRebecca Last NameTrotzky Sirr Contact E-mailrevolution.is.medicine@gmail.com Proposing OrganizationPhysicans for Human Rights, Minneapolis Chapter Event DayFriday, June 29th (Visioning / Envisioning Another World) FormatKickin presentation and discussion. KeywordsCommunities Civil Society Community organizing and local development Health Human Rights Human Rights, Civil & Political Human Rights, Economic, Social, and Cultural North-South relations (see also Hemispheric) Poverty Person ReviewingCobb |