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style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><center><p align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="http://www.aidboston.org/events/YogeshJainTalk2011/YogeshJainTalkMar2011.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.aidboston.org/events/YogeshJainTalk2011/YogeshJainTalkMar2011.jpg" alt="JSS - Public Health Talk Poster" width="612" height="792" border="0"></a></span></p><p align="center"><strong><font color="#000000" size="2">The Association for India's Development, <br>MIT, Tufts and Boston Chapters </font></strong><font color="#000000" size="2"><br><br>present</font></p><p><font color="#000000" size="3"><strong><font color="#000033" size="4">Providing High Quality Care using Low-Cost Health Technology for the Bottom Billion</font></strong></font></p><p><font
color="#000033"><strong><font size="3">Dr. Yogesh Jain, Jan Swasthya Sahyog, Chhatisgarh, India</font></strong></font></p><p align="center"><strong><font color="#CC0000" size="4">Saturday, March 5, 2011 (11:30am)<br>MIT, Building 4, Room 270</font><font color="#000000" size="3"><br><br>The event is Free and Open to the Public. <br><br>Help us spread the word: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113083922100760" target="_blank">Facebook Event</a> | <a href="http://www.aidboston.org/events/YogeshJainTalk2011/YogeshJainTalkMar2011.jpg">Print Poster</a></font></strong><br></p><p align="left"><strong><font color="#0000FF">About the Speaker:</font></strong></p><p align="left">Dr. Yogesh Jain is a founding member of JSS (Jan Swasthya Sahyog or People's Health Group), a voluntary, non-profit organization founded by a group of health professionals. Over the past 10 years, JSS has developed a low cost and effective health program
that provides preventive and curative services in the tribal and rural areas of Bilaspur district of Chhatisgarh state in central India.<br></p><p align="left"><strong><font color="#0000FF">About the Talk:</font></strong></p><p align="left">In this talk, Dr. Jain will discuss the following issues, drawing upon his own experiences and that of his colleagues while working amongst the poorest of the poor in India,</p></center><div align="left"><ul><li>The large-scale prevalence of communicable and non-communicable diseases among the poor and the contribution of poverty to their epidemiology</li><br><li>Non-communicable diseases are consequences of hunger and deprivation, and there is a strong case to understand them under as a consequence of large scale structural violence</li><br><li>The failure of the health policies of the Indian government in bridging these gaps</li><br><li>JSS's philosophy and efforts in combating these issues in Bilaspur, Chhatisgarh
through a novel health-care system</li><br><li>Innovations in low-cost medical technology by JSS and their associates</li><br><li>Lessons that are of relevance to governments of poor countries in shaping their public health policy</li></ul></div><center><p align="left"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></p></center><p><font color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><font color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><span style="color: rgb(1, 66, 122); "><a href="http://www.aidindia.org/"><font size="1">Association for India's Development</font></a><font size="1"> (AID) is a volunteer
movement committed to promoting sustainable, equitable, and just development. In solidarity with non-violent people's struggles, AID supports grassroot organizations in India and initiates efforts in various interconnected spheres such as education, livelihoods, natural resources, health, women's empowerment, and social justice. Learn more: <a href="http://www.aidboston.org/">www.aidboston.org</a>.</font></span></font></font></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table>