Lessons From Cuba’s Health Results and Global Medical Diplomacy:
Webcast Online from Washington DC Panel on ¡SALUD!
The Rockefeller Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies Film and Expert Panel: Lessons From Cuba ’s Health Results and Global Medical DiplomacyMonday, July 23, 2007 – Noon - 2 p.m. |
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Michael Moore in his new film “Sicko” provoked controversy by taking three 9/11 workers to Havana for treatment. Although the United States leads the world in biomedical research and high-tech medicine, Cuba scores comparably on many health care indicators at a fraction of the cost. How can such a poor country achieve infant mortality, immunization, and life expectancy rates at comparable levels to the U.S. and what lessons can we draw from that experience?
“Sicko” gave you a glimpse of the Cuban experience. We invite you to take a deeper look at Cuban health care through ¡SALUD!, which was filmed in Cuba , South Africa , The Gambia, Honduras , and Venezuela . ¡SALUD! records the voices and experiences of Cuban medical professionals at home, highlights the Cuban approach to community-based care, and explores the country’s medical diplomacy program. Following a brief screening, Health Affairs Deputy Editor Philip Musgrove moderates a discussion with two national public and global health experts William Keck and Fitzhugh Mullan, and Gail Reed of Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba.
| When: | Monday, July 23, 2007 |
| Where: | Barbara Jordan Conference Center Kaiser Family Foundation 1330 G Street, NW, Washington, DC |
| Who: | Philip Musgrove, Deputy Editor, Health Affairs Dr. C. William Bill Keck, Executive Producer of ¡SALUD!, Associate Dean, Department of Community Health Sciences Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, and former president of the American Public Health Association Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan, Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services Gail Reed, International Director, Medical Education Cooperation with |
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