What the Global South could teach rich countries about health care — if they'd listen
NPRWhat the Global South could teach rich countries about health care — if they'd listen Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy Dr. Matthew Harris Courtesy Dr. Matthew Harris When Dr. Matthew Harris returned to the United Kingdom in 2003 after a four-year stint in Brazil, he remembers being fired up with ideas—only to encounter what he describes as a "wall of prejudice." Sponsor Message It's taken 20 years to get to this point, but yes, we've brought across the community health worker role that underpins the Brazilian primary-care system into the U.K. And it is now, I'm very glad to say, scaling very successfully throughout the country. Other countries like Brazil, Ethiopia and India have shown how a coordinated community workforce could provide long-term health and social care support at scale. Some said it was far too expensive to have this sort of initiative because it's only going to be effective at scale, missing the point that actually, if it's at scale like it is in Brazil or in India, you start to see significant population health outcomes across the board, so cost should not be a limiting factor.
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