Posted on Nov 13, 2023
What the Global South could teach rich countries about health care — if they'd listen
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When Dr. Matthew Harris returned to the United Kingdom in 2003 after a four-year stint in Brazil, he remembers being fired up with ideas—only to encounter what he describes as a "wall of prejudice."
He had moved to Brazil in 1999 after finishing medical school in London and working in the U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) for a year. There he had to start over and re-train to be certified as a doctor in Brazil, passing proficiency exams in Portuguese through the University of Sao Paolo.
On his return to the U.K., he was convinced his home country could learn so much from the Brazilian health system, if only they were prepared to listen.
When Dr. Matthew Harris returned to the United Kingdom in 2003 after a four-year stint in Brazil, he remembers being fired up with ideas—only to encounter what he describes as a "wall of prejudice."
He had moved to Brazil in 1999 after finishing medical school in London and working in the U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) for a year. There he had to start over and re-train to be certified as a doctor in Brazil, passing proficiency exams in Portuguese through the University of Sao Paolo.
On his return to the U.K., he was convinced his home country could learn so much from the Brazilian health system, if only they were prepared to listen.
What the Global South could teach rich countries about health care — if they'd listen
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