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Arpan Global Charities - Surgical Services

by JulietRuby

Linkin Park Cure for the Itch Hybrid Theory Warner Bros 2000 AGC is a medical volunteer organization that was founded in 2005 by Dr. Sudeep Kukreja, a neonatologist at Children’s Hospital of Orange County in Orange, California. The word "Arpan" is a Hindi word, meaning "dedication" or "to give". Arpan Global Charities is a 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions are tax deductible in accordance with IRS rules and regulations. The organization’s goals, consisting of two key components - service and education, are as follows: 1. Provide free medical services to the medically underserved populations of the world, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion or nationality 2. Provide international health education to medical students, who are the future providers of health care, through volunteer medical trips to these underserved populations 3. Provide continuing education to international health care providers as a means towards self-sufficiency

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Health Care Around the World - Inner Compass

by Calvin College

Fans of U.S. health care reform point out that many other countries provide coverage for all their citizens, and no one files for bankruptcy due to medical bills. But how exactly do these countries do it? January Series guest & journalist T.R. Reid, author of The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care, tells of his travels comparing systems around the world. Shirley Hoogstra hosts.

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Joint Replacement

by Baptist Health Systems

Orthopedic surgeons at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., are among the first in the Metro Jackson area to use computers to help pinpoint perfect alignment for knee and hip replacements, and more recently, hip resurfacing procedures. Like global position systems (GPS) help drivers arrive at exact destinations in the world, a similar computer-assisted surgery helps surgeons align the patient’s bones and replacement implants with a degree of accuracy not possible with the naked eye or traditional instrumentation.

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The Forgotten Global Health Crisis

by Phil Borges

Short documentary on the problem of disabling burns in Zambia, where there is only one plastic surgeon serving 11 million people, Interplast partner Dr. Goran Jovic. It tells the story of 7-year-old Mateo, the impact his disabling burns have on his family and how reconstructive surgery really can make a lifetime of difference.