Founded in 1989, the Espriu Foundation is made up of organisations that follow the co-operative healthcare model created by Dr Josep Espriu. These organisations are: Autogestió Sanitària, Scias, Lavinia and Asisa, which together form Grup Assistència and Grup ASISA 01 PortadaCAST111.indd 2
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Executive Board: president of Espriu Foundation & SCIAS Dr. Ignacio Orce, president of Autogestió Sanitària & Assistència Sanitària Dr Enrique de Porres, CEO of Asisa-Lavinia Dr Oriol Gras, Trustee of the Espriu Foundation Dr Carlos Zarco, CEO and Trustee of the Espriu Foundation Executive Editor: Carles Torner Pifarré Editor-in-Chief: Paz Hernández Design and page layout:: ec.lluch Coordinator of the “Around the World” section Dr. Manuel Viola Editorial Team: ILUNION Comunicación Social Proofreading and translation: Núria Sàbat (catalan and castilian) Jason Garner (english) Printing: ILUNION Retail y Comercialización Contributors to this edition: Dr. Diego Lorenzo Sáez, Dr. Adolf Cassan, Daniel Romaní, Dolors Borau, Núria Jané, Dra. Montserrat Montraveta, José Pérez, David Fernández, Oriol Conesa, Enric Sòria, Jaume Creus, Jordi Virallonga, Sam Abrams, Carles Torner and Paz Hernández Photography and illustration: Keith Adams, Raimundo de Gaztañondo Coll, Nuria Murillo Lara, Jordi Negret, Pep Herrero, Joma and Jordi Sàbat. Registered publication: B-33773-2005 Fundació Espriu Av. de Josep Tarradellas, 123-127, 4a planta 08029 Barcelona. Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena, 12, 3ª. 28027 Madrid NIF: G-59117887 Tel.: 93 495 44 90 fundacionespriu@fundacionespriu.coop www.fundacionespriu.coop
readers’ letters. Health co-operatives and public health systems I read with interest the information about the contribution made by co-operatives to worldwide health included in the last issue of the magazine. I was particularly surprised at the huge number of health co-operative users in countries that, far from belonging to the Developing World, are at the forefront of development such as France, Belgium and Sweden, where one would also assume there to be a first-rate public healthcare system since they are leading countries of the so-called Welfare State. The truth is that the figures made me stop and think and above all aroused my curiosity as I would like to know more about how health co-operatives function in these countries and their co-existence with the public system. Kind regards, Arturo Gómez Llaneza. Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)