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Raj Panjabi • We the Future

Investing in health care workers strengthens communities

Physician and 2017 TED Prize recipient Raj Panjabi shares an update on Last Mile Health and the mission to build and scale a network of community health workers who provide essential medical services to their neighbors. Learn how the movement is creating fair, meaningful jobs -- and an equitable health care system that reaches everyone.

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Physician and 2017 TED Prize recipient Raj Panjabi shares an update on Last Mile Health and the mission to build and scale a network of community health workers who provide essential medical services to their neighbors. Learn how the movement is creating fair, meaningful jobs -- and an equitable health care system that reaches everyone.

This talk was presented at a TED Salon event given in partnership with We the Future.

Read more about TED Salons.

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A billion people around the world lack access to health care because they live too far from a clinic. 2017 TED Prize winner Raj Panjabi aims to extend health services to the last mile.

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