Geography should never be a death sentence for the sick
In short: Over one billion people live in areas completely lacking access to health workers. This video explores Raj Panjabi's vision for a global health system that reaches the world's most remote communities.
Physician Raj Panjabi, a recipient of the 2017 TED Prize, is addressing the global disparity in healthcare access. Through his organization, Last Mile Health, he works to provide care to the hardest-to-reach places on earth. A key component of this mission is the Community Health Academy, a platform designed to modernize how community health workers are trained in vital skills while simultaneously creating local jobs.
Drawing from his position at Harvard Medical School's Division of Global Health Equity and his heading of Last Mile Health—a group established by those who endured Liberia's civil war—shapes Panjabi's professional output. His goal is to ensure that universal illness does not result in unequal survival based on where a person lives.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: No one should die because they live too far from a doctor | Raj Panjabi
- Also: Raj Panjabi: How Can We Bring Healthcare To The Most Remote Places In The World?
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