Margarita Vossen is a medical doctor who has worked in several areas in medicine, both in the Netherlands and abroad (Zambia, Lesvos and Moldova). Currently she is working as a general practitioner in the south of the Netherlands. She is an ambassador for the 'Dutch Green Healthcare Alliance' (Groene Zorg Alliantie) and member of 'The Green General Practitioner' (De Groene Huisarts). In this role she tries to build a more sustainable (primary) healthcare and to reduce its environmental impacts. She is also part of Extinction Rebellion, specifically in the 'Healthcare workers' circle. 

 

Sources:

- Interview with Margarita (Dutch) on Lobke Faasen Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgVQM3PgeAA 

- Article "Our Diffusion of Responsibility Problem: The climate crisis" : https://icenet.blog/2023/08/29/our-diffusion-of-responsibility-problem-the-climate-crisis/ 

- Article: De Activistische Zorgprofessional. Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde en Ethiek. https://www.tijdschrifttge.nl/art/50-7777_De-activistische-zorgprofessional-professionele-identiteit-in-tijden-van-klimaatcrisis 

 

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