Healthcare for last mile in India – Dr. Yogesh Jain’s US Visit
Dr. Yogesh Jain, a dynamic doctor and one of the founding member of Jan Swasthya Sahyog (JSS) (People’s Health Group). is visiting many AID chapters from September through October. JSS has provided low-cost & effective health care to over 1.5 million people across 2500 villages in rural Chattishgarh annually. As an expert in the healthcare issues that rural communities face as well as the solutions for these issues, Dr. Jain has worked on developing the blueprint for Universal Health Care in India and has worked observing health and illnesses through the lens of hunger and extreme poverty. Dr Jain is one of the 23 NCDI commissioners for Lancet Commission on Reframing NCDs and Injuries in the Poorest Billion. He continues to advocate based on his lived experience for the poorest and marginalized.
To know more about JSS and their work:
Recent reports on the health programs being run by JSS
Below is the schedule for his US trip.
Bay Area: Sept 23rd, 4.30pm : Panel discussion on Healthcare Challenges in Changing Inida
Standford Graduate Community Center – Nairobi Room
750 Escondido Rd, Stanford, CA 94305
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Dallas: Sept 30th 11am : Lunch event
Healthcare for the last mile in India
Saffron House
5100 Beltline Rd, Suite 728
Dallas, TX 75254
https://www.facebook.com/events/1875190029411488/
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Philadelphia: Oct 2nd, 12pm: Lunch event @ Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Practicing Pediatrics in an Unequal World – A talk by Dr Yogesh Jain
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Boston: Oct 7th, 5.00pm: Dinner Event
Healthcare for the last mile in India
https://www.facebook.com/events/114606079218284
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NC- Research Triangle Park: Oct 8th, 5pm, Dinner Event
An evening in conversation with Dr Yogesh Jain
Zayka Indian Cuisine, 10410 Moncreiffe Rd, Suite 103,
Raleigh, NC 27617
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Contact: [email protected] for any questions
Articles on JSS
https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/the-gutsy-gang/233477
http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/11/29/449117695/treating-the-poor-in-india-made-him-a-better-cancer-doc-in-the-u-s
What the Gorakhpur Tragedy Tells Us About India’s Public Healthcare System
With Internet’s help, Indian clinic patients have a team of Health Alliance specialists
https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/visual-journey-how-bahmni-used
