Asa Cristina Laurell

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Asa Cristina Laurell
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Asa Cristina Laurell

(1943-12-20) 20 December 1943 (age 79)
Sweden
NationalityMexican
Alma mater Lund University
University of California, Berkeley
National University of Misiones
Universidad Autonama Xochimilco
Known forSociology and healthcare in Mexico
Scientific career
Fields Sociology and Health
InstitutionsMexican Government


Asa Cristina Laurell is a Mexican sociologist who has had a long career in both research and government positions. [1] She grew up in Sweden, but her education eventually brought her to Mexico. In Mexico, she was awarded two degrees and conducted research that focused on health policy, including ensuring access to health care for people in Mexico and various other Latin American countries. She is known for her role in helping to found the Latin American Association of Social Medicine (ALAMES), as well as the contributions she has made to widening access to health care for Mexicans during her time in government. [2] This included serving as Undersecretary of Integration and Development at the Ministry of Health in Mexico.

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Early life

Laurell was born 20 December 1943 in Sweden and grew up there. [1] [3]

Education

Laurell received her undergraduate degree with a specialization in medical surgery from the University of Lund. She graduated from the University of Lund in 1967 and then went on to study on a scholarship at the University of California, Berkeley. She was active politically during her undergraduate studies. She actively partook in many protests, many of which were against the Vietnam War. [3] She obtained her master's degree in Public Health with a specialty in epidemiology and graduated and then emigrated to Mexico in 1971. After she moved to Mexico, she spent time working, before attending the Universidad Nacional de Misiones of Argentina (UNAM). She graduated from Universidad Nacional de Misiones of Argentina in 1987, with a doctorate in sociology. [4] In 1988, she entered the National System of Researchers. [5]

Career

Academic work

After emigrating to Mexico she was offered a position at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She worked there from 1972 to 1976 as a professor and a researcher. In 1976, she was offered a position at the Universidad Autonama Xochimilco (UAM X). Her main job was as a researcher and she focused on health disease as a social process. During her time at this university she studied social medicine, social classes, and work processes. During this time, she published papers that discussed how neoliberal health policies in various Latin American countries could be more progressive to help more patients. [6] During her time in academia, she was also a founding member of an organization called the Latin American Association of Social Medicine (ALAMES). This organization was founded in 1984 and is a public health group that is focused on "a social, political, and academic movement aimed at guiding public health and social medicine toward resolution of the historical and social determinants of the health-disease care process." [7]

Political work

Laurell has also been a prominent figure in politics in Mexico.[ citation needed ] In 2000, the Head of the Government of the Federal District in Mexico asked her to become the Secretary of Health. She held this position until 2006. [3] During her time as the Secretary of Health, she implemented many programs and began fighting for universal health care in Mexico. In her time in this position, she was described as having a "vision of a fully tax-funded, free at the point-of-care health system integrating financing and provision." [8] While working as the Secretary of Health, she implemented a Free Medication and Medical Services Program (PSMMG). This program was aimed to provide access to health care and medication to all Mexican citizens and was adopted in 2006. [9] In 2006, she resigned from her position in order to work for Andrés Manuel López Obrador in his campaign for president. In 2018, Andres invited her to work for him and she became the Undersecretary of Integration and Development of the Ministry of Health. In this position she helped champion the transformation of Mexican health care which included the aim of ensuring that all Mexicans have access to free health care and medication, regardless of their socioeconomic status. [10] She resigned in July 2020 due to a personal disagreement with the president's health policy. [11]

Latin American Association of Social Medicine (ALAMES)

The Latin American Association of Social Medicine (ALAMES) was founded by a group of sociologists, political figures, and public health experts from various Latin American countries in 1984. [7] Laurell was one of the founding members of this group and continues to contribute to this day. [4] This group is focused on improving health care practices by guiding politicians and lawmakers to consider socioeconomic classes, including the social detriments that can affect people's access to health care. This group now exists in some form in all countries on the American continent. [7]

Publications

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