Healthcare without borders : understanding Cuban medical internationalism /

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Over the course of the last five decades, Cuba has been a leading force in the developing world via medical internationalism, providing humanitarian aid and initiating programs for preventative care and medical training. In this book, John Kirk argues that Cuba's medical internationalism is one...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kirk, John M., 1951- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]
Colección:Contemporary Cuba.
Temas:
Medical assistance, Cuban.
Medical policy > Cuba.
Medical care > Cuba > Methods.
Public health > Cuba.
International cooperation.
Medical care.
Public health.
International Cooperation
Delivery of Health Care
Public Health
Patient Care
Aide sanitaire cubaine.
Politique sanitaire > Cuba.
Santé publique > Cuba.
Coopération internationale.
Prestation de soins.
Santé publique.
Soins médicaux.
public health.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
HISTORY > Caribbean & West Indies > Cuba.
International cooperation
Medical assistance, Cuban
Medical care
Medical policy
Public health
Cuba
Methods (Music)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: setting the scene
  • Origins and evolution: from "beggar's helper" to a "white-jacketed army"
  • Elam, a school for all nations
  • Dealing with the "handicapped" of ALBA: setting the balance right
  • Operación milagro: bringing vision to millions
  • Cuba's international disaster responses: from 1960s Chile to the 2005 Henry Reeve Brigade
  • South-South cooperation in biotechnology: medicine for the masses
  • The Cuba-Venezuela medical partnership: the Castro-Chávez dream lives on
  • Cuba's role in Haiti: hurricanes, an earthquake, and cholera
  • Cuba's medical internationalism in the South Pacific
  • The children of Chernobyl: 25,000 treated
  • Cuba's medical internationalism in El Salvador since Hurricane Ida
  • Conclusion: no longer the world's best-kept secret.

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