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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO. Cesar H. Odio DATE, December 30, 1987 VILE:
City Manager
SUBJECT: Agenda Item
FROM: REFERENCES:
Xavier L. Suare 123087/MML
Mayor ENCLOSURES:
Per the attached letter, please include in the agenda for the
January 14, 1988, Commission Meeting, a discussion item regarding
the International Health Council.
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Dear Mayor Sudrez:
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On behalf of the International Health Council, I am writing to request to
be placed on the agenda for the January 14, 1988 meeting of the City
of Miami Commission.
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The purpose of the presentation is three --fold: first, to formally
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present the final report on the results of the City's contract with the
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Council for 1986-87; and second, to present the Commission with its
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copies of the 1987 International Health Care Directory; and third, to
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request financial support in the amount of $50,000 from the City of
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Miami for the Council for 1988-89.
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The funds requested from the City of Miami will be utilized by the
International Health Council to achieve the following objectives:
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I. Promote Miami as a regional and international health care delivery
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and medical research center on a local, national and international
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2. Establish Miami as the "Conference, Seminar and Training Center"
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for health care professionals throughout the United States and
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abroad.
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3. Utilize the resources of multi -national corporations and
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international associations to inform their corporate clients and
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members about the medical resources available in Miami.
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4. Identify medical equipment and medical devices sales and service contract
opportunities for the international health care community in Miami.
5. Update the 1987-88 Reference Guide of the Greater Miami Health Care Industry
"Miami: A World of Health --Advancing the Frontiers" on an annual basis and distribute
it throughout Central/South America and the Caribbean.
6. Identify health insurance coverage companies who provide coverage to foreigners
and promote its availability in Latin America to increase medical reforrals to Miami.
7. Develop a referral program for physicians to access the international health care
resources in Miami.
S. Identify specific programs on a country -by -country basis in which the international
health care community could improve health care delivery in Central/South America
and the Caribbean through joint programs, USAID service contracts and staff
exchange programs.
1 look forward to the opportunity to discuss the importance of these initiatives with you
and the Commission . If you have any questions or need additional information prior to
the meeting, please contact me personally.
Sincerely..
Josh Szapocznik, Ph.D.
Chairman
Enclosure: 1987 International Health Care Directory
cc: Members, City of Miami Commission
City Manager
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