Rocío describe como se diseñó un sistema colaborativo para ayudar a mujeres con cáncer de mama a navegar el sitema de salud y propone utilizar el mismo enfoque colaborativo en otras circumstancias Ex Ministra de Salud de Costa Rica y Excoordinadora del Gabinete Social, donde apoyó el sistema de seguimiento y evaluación de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio (ODM), fue Presidenta Ejecutiva de la Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social y en la Coordinación de Políticas Públicas del Programa de Salud, Trabajo y Ambiente para Centroamérica (SALTRA). Coordinó el primer informe de progreso y fue contraparte de los proyectos dirigidos a la infancia con UNICEF, también fue miembro de los equipos de respuesta a emergencias y desastres de la OPS-OMS en América Latina y el Caribe, con énfasis en Centroamérica. Ha trabajado como investigadora en programas de pregrado y postgrado en la Escuela de Medicina, Escuela de Salud Pública y Escuela de Enfermería de la Universidad de Costa Rica donde actualmente se desempeña como Directora Ejecutiva de la Red de las Américas para la Equidad en Salud (RAES). This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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