Cuba's international cooperation in health: An overview
Cuba's international cooperation in health: An overview
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DOI：
10.2190/hs.37.4.k
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Van der Stuyft, Patrick
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作者：
De Vos, Pol;De Ceukelaire, Wim;Van der Stuyft, Patrick
在1959年古巴革命后的头几年，古巴新政府向受自然灾害或武装冲突影响的国家提供国际医疗援助。一步一步地，建立了一个更具结构性的国际合作补充方案。1998年袭击中美洲的飓风米奇之后的救援行动至关重要。从1998年11月起，“综合保健方案”成为古巴国际合作的基石。与乌戈·查韦斯治下的委内瑞拉的密切合作成为另一块基石。作为对国外卫生项目的补充，古巴还在国内设立了国际项目，使数以万计的外国患者和灾难受害者受益。在一个平行的项目中，古巴的拉丁美洲医学院向国际学生提供医疗培训，越来越多的学生也在他们的祖国接受培训。然而，不能也不应该仅从公共卫生的角度来分析这些举措的重要性和影响。
In the first years after Cuba's 1959 revolution, the island's new government provided international medical assistance to countries affected by natural disasters or armed conflicts. Step by step, a more structural complementary program for international collaboration was put in place. The relief operations after Hurricane Mitch, which struck Central America in 1998, were pivotal. From November 1998 onward, the "Integrated Health Program" was the cornerstone of Cuba's international cooperation. The intense cooperation with Hugo Chavez's Venezuela became another cornerstone. Complementary to the health programs abroad, Cuba also set up international programs at home, benefiting tens of thousands of foreign patients and disaster victims. In a parallel program, medical training is offered to international students in the Latin American Medical School in Cuba and, increasingly, also in their home countries. The importance and impact of these initiatives, however, cannot and should not be analyzed solely in public health terms.