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Thulasiraj Ravilla: Como serviços de oftalmologia de baixo custo podem ser de primeira classe

Filmed Nov 2009 • Posted Dec 2009TEDIndia 2009
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O revolucionário Sistema Aravind de Oftalmologia na Índia tem recuperado a visão para milhões de pessoas. Thulasiraj Ravilla mostra como a maneira criativa do sistema impulsiona os custos de tratamento para baixo e a qualidade para cima, e porque seus métodos deveriam provocar um re-pensamento em todos os serviços a pessoas.

Thulasiraj Ravilla is the executive director of the Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology, helping eye-care hospitals around the world build capacity to prevent blindness. Full bio »

Translated into Portuguese, Brazilian by Sueli Zardo
Reviewed by Fers Gruendling
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