Reflexiones

Christiane Dosne de Pasqualini: “We discovered that the body fights cancer.”

Sebastian Oliel — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:59:34 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4QxcE8-8G7k Born in France on 9 February 1920, Christiane Dosne de Pasqualini was raised in Canada, received a doctorate in Experimental Medicine (Ph.D.) from McGill University in... Read more

Elsa Segura: “I organized the first network of blood transfusion control laboratories in the Americas.”

Sebastian Oliel — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:50:11 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCE0bc1jKEI&feature=player_embedded Argentine Dr. Elsa Segura explains how she first came to work at the Fatala Chabén National Chagas Institute, where she remained for 30 years, 19 as its director. She also... Read more

Francisco López Beltrán: “Malnutrition remains one of the most serious problems.”

calvitma — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:14:59 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRuJvEER8wE El Salvador's former Minister of Health Francisco López Beltrán explains some of the achievements of his career. For example, he helped successfully bring down the price of antiretrovirals when he was... Read more

Samuel Aymer: “Health goes beyond medicine.”

calvitma — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:16:49 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5omTJVrkHCM Former Minister of Health of Antigua and Barbuda Samuel Aymer explains how he came to work for the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) in 1978 first as a consultant and... Read more

Jacinto Convit: “Leprosy was a serious problem because it was believed to be untreatable.”

calvitma — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:42:49 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69MnaRNcCgM Venezuelan Doctor Jacinto Convit, considered to be one of the world's leading figures in the fight against leprosy, explains how he began his career and some of his greatest achievements. “Leprosy was... Read more