Education Tour in Panamá
The Espriu Foundation participated in various conferences organized by the Professionals Cooperative on August 17 and 18.
Fundación Espriu took part in the National Education Tour, a yearly series of conferences organised by Cooperativa Profesionales, from Panama, in different parts of the country with the aim of showing its members innovative experiences and strengthening the organisation’s cooperative identity.
On 17 and 18 August, Dr. Carlos Zarco, Director General of the Fundación Espriu, had the opportunity to explain in detail the activities carried out by the organisations that support the foundation, as well as its structure. This presentation was a journey through the historical evolution of cooperatives and the transformational impact that the cooperative model has had on their business development and on the Spanish health system.
Cooperativism in Panamá
Cooperativa Profesionales, set up in 1970, was founded with the aim of reducing the economic precariousness faced at that time by health professionals in their retirement. The Panamanian cooperative recently launched the construction of the Hospital Profesional, a modern health centre located in Panama City. The project is a new demonstration of the cooperative’s commitment to the health and well-being of its members and Panamanian society as a whole.
