Universal doesn’t just apply to health care, but to every sector’s actions taken to protect the population’s health

Jorge Bacallao-Gallestey

2020, Number 2

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MEDICC Review 2020; 22 (2)

''Universal'' doesn’t just apply to health care, but to every sector’s actions taken to protect the population’s health

Bacallao-Gallestey J

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Dr Pastor Castell-Florit’s career in public health spans work at local, national and international levels. In 2016, he received PAHO’s Award for Health Administration in the Americas, for “outstanding leadership and valuable contributions to the management and administration of the Cuban National Health System.” He serves as president of Cuba’s National Council of Scientific Societies in Health, as director of the National School of Public Health, and is a member of the Cuban Academy of Sciences. He has published numerous books and articles on social determinants of health and intersectoral actions to address them, and holds doctorates in science and the health sciences.