The Art and Business of Implementation. Getting Drugs to Patients: John Sargent at TEDxFulbright

The Art and Business of Implementation. Getting Drugs to Patients: John Sargent at TEDxFulbright – John Sargent takes a look at some of the challenges that had to be overcome to bring 6.2 Million people in sub saharan Africa on antiretroviral HIV/AIDS treatment. John Sargent is one of the founders of BroadReach Healthcare, a global healthcare solutions company that provides consulting, implementation and program management services improving medical access and practice in the developing world. Of particular note is his work designing and implementing, on a national scale, one of the first public private partnership models for public sector patient, delivering antiretroviral treatment in South Africa. John Sargent was recognized with one of Devex’s 40 under 40 leaders in international development. He received his master’s degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology as a Fulbright Scholar from Oxford University, and his MD from Harvard Medical School. In thespirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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