January 20, 2009
Greetings from Boston, MA on this historic Tuesday morning. The excitement from Washington, D.C. is contagious. While I watched the inaguaration ceremony and speeches from a local restaurant, I couldn’t help but feel inspired by the next leader of our country. The clanking of silverware and plates came to a halt as Barack stepped up to the podium, and the restaurant patrons errupted in applause as Obama was appointmented as the 44th President of the United States of America. How great was it to hear,
“We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology’s wonders to raise health care’s quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.”
I’m excited to see what this new Presidency brings; and what support will be available to continue our work of using technology to raise the quality of healthcare in developing countries and perhaps even across the US!
On the Salud del Sol front, I will be attending a conference in Providence, RI on January 31 – February 1. The Health and Human Rights in 2009 conference is sponsored by Physicians For Human Rights, a collective organization of healthcare students and professionals with a passion for promoting the right to health. Along with pursuing health care has a human right, PHR also investigates human rights abuses across the world and works to stop them. The conference offers various sessions for developing advocacy skills and presenting significant healthcare and human rights issues across the globe. Sounds like a fit for the mission of Salud del Sol! Not to mention an incredible opportunity to talk with other students and healthcare professionals working in the international arena. If you have any insight to this conference or know someone attending, I would love to hear from you!
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