“Salud!,” Healthcare film, screening
March 8th, 2007 by admin
| March 22, 2007 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
¡Salud! ? a new feature documentary by Academy Award nominee Connie Field ? explores the curious case of Cuba, a cash-strapped country with what the BBC calls ‘one of the world’s best health systems.’ And for 40 years, Cuba’s taken it to the road, their doctors in demand by other struggling nations. Cuba’s volunteer corps now posts 28,000 health professionals in 68 countries. Cuban medical schools enroll 30,000 students from other developing areas, an unprecedented undertaking for any country. The film probes the motivations of international students at Havana’s Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) where a bold paradigm shift is producing doctors committed to public service. Through these stories and testimony from experts around the world, ¡Salud! traces the opinions and competing agendas that mark the battle for better global health…
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