einstein (São Paulo). 20/Sep/2024;22:eCE1147.
Kavanah Project: beyond health promotion
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024CE1147
Dear Editor,
In late 2021, two driven medical students from Faculdade Israelita Albert Einstein (FICSAE) in São Paulo, Brazil, initiated the “Kavanah Project.”() This initiative targets the improvement of healthcare access by conducting surgical missions in areas with long wait times for medical procedures, a prevalent issue in Brazil.(,) Diverging from conventional approaches, Kavanah, meaning “direction,” “intention,” or “purpose” in Hebrew, underscores a deliberate method of medical assistance, echoing deeper institutional principles of good deeds (Mitzvá), health (Refuá), education (Chinuch), and social justice (Tsedaká).
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