Third World Medicine | Radio Health Journal

Published: August 30, 2020 by RHJ Producer

Medicine in the Third World is vastly different than in the US, and American doctors sometimes run into unexpected hurdles when they try to bring modern medicine to impoverished nations. One such doctor describes his efforts.

Guest Information:

Dr. Aaron Berkowitz, Director of Global Health, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine and author, One By One By One: Making a Small Difference Amid a Billion Problems

Links for more info:

Microbiology – Changing lives, one by one by one

Program #: 20-35Segment Type: Feature StoriesTopics: Health Care| Mathematics and Data| Neuroscience| Poverty| Public Health| Public Health and Public SafetyGuests: Dr. Aaron BerkowitzPublications: One By One By One: Making a Small Difference Amid a Billion ProblemsInstitutions & Organizations: Kaiser Permanente School of Medicinetagged with: Jason Dickey| Nancy Benson

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