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Healthcare without Borders: Understanding Cuban Medical Internationalism
John M. Kirk
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Description for Healthcare without Borders: Understanding Cuban Medical Internationalism
hardcover. Series: Contemporary Cuba. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJC; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 753.
Cuba has more medical personnel serving abroad - over 50,000 in 66 countries - than all of the G-7 countries combined and more than the World Health Organization. For the last five decades, they have been a leading force in the developing world, providing humanitarian aid (or “cooperation,” as Cuba’s communist government prefers) and initiating programs for preventative care and medical training.
In Healthcare without Borders, John Kirk examines the role of Cuban medical teams in disaster relief, biotechnology joint ventures, and in the Latin American School - the largest medical faculty in the world. He looks at their ... Read more
Cuba has more medical personnel serving abroad - over 50,000 in 66 countries - than all of the G-7 countries combined and more than the World Health Organization. For the last five decades, they have been a leading force in the developing world, providing humanitarian aid (or “cooperation,” as Cuba’s communist government prefers) and initiating programs for preventative care and medical training.
In Healthcare without Borders, John Kirk examines the role of Cuban medical teams in disaster relief, biotechnology joint ventures, and in the Latin American School - the largest medical faculty in the world. He looks at their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Cuba
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813061054
SKU
V9780813061054
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About John M. Kirk
John M. Kirk is professor of Spanish and Latin American studies at Dalhousie University, Canada. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Canada-Cuba Relations: The Other Good Neighbor Policy, Cuban Medical Internationalism: Origins, Evolution and Goals and Culture and the Cuban Revolution.
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