Healthcare without borders : understanding Cuban medical internationalism / John M. Kirk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirk, John M., 1951- author.

Series:

Contemporary Cuba.

Contemporary Cuba

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical assistance, Cuban.

Medical policy--Cuba.

Medical policy.

Medical care--Cuba--Methods.

Medical care.

Public health--Cuba.

Public health.

International cooperation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 of its best-kept secrets, and he explores the philosophical underpinning about access to medical care at the core of Cuba's medical internationalism programs.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

"This book may be available in an electronic edition."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8130-5133-9

0-8130-5547-4

OCLC:

918841188