Guest Speaker: Maurizio Bagarani on Africa, Health and the role of NGOs - February 7, 2022

Dr Maurizio Bagarini will talk to us in Italian and French about the challenges in the global governance of human health in all its aspects. Health has an impact not only on the growth of a nation in terms of ecological and social development but also from a security and stability viewpoint. In order to be more effective, it is essential to coordinate state-run, inter-government organizations (IGOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and community associations.

Maurizio Bagarani, former department head and surgery professor at Sapienza University of Rome, has spent the last thirteen years working as a consultant for various private health facilities and volunteering for Doctors Without Borders in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti and Afghanistan. He is currently the director of the Quality Control and Continuing Education Committee at Hôpital Kira in Bujumbura, Burundi.

When: Monday, February 7, 2022
Time: 6 p.m. (Italian time) 
Meeting Place: wherever you are -- remote talk on Zoom.
Cost: free
RSVP: canadarome@gmail.com ATTN Marielle.

CCR Talks: A Doctor on the Frontline - May 17, 2018

Ambassador Dennis Savoie and Madame Claudette Savoie have  kindly offered the hospitality of their residence on May 17th for an informal talk regarding a doctor’s experience with MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières - Doctors without Borders) and other international organizations in Africa. Our friend Maurizio Bagarani will be pleased to share with us his many years of humanitarian work in the field through images and inspiring stories, while providing us with an insight into the world of volunteers who spend part of their lives helping countries stricken by war, unrest and famine.

A Q&A session will follow. 

When: Thursday, May 17th
Time: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Where: Residence of Canada's Ambassador to the Holy See (near Porta San Sebastiano); exact address details sent to confirmed participants.
Cost: Free.                                     
RSVP: canadarome@gmail.com ATTN Marielle, providing your full name in advance. For security reasons participants may be asked to provide ID in order to enter the premises.