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Health Care in Haiti

WebThe University of Miami and Project Medishare provide much-needed medical services in Haiti, and are training Haitians to help Haitians. More than 23 years ago, Barth Green co …

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Sharing Insights On Trauma Care

WebA budding relationship between University of Miami doctors and their counterparts at a University of Havana hospital is taking shape. Dr. Martha Larrea Fabra is one of the …

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A Close Look at Cuba’s Health Care System

WebSteven Ullmann, UM health care business expert, provides perspective on Cuba’s health care system. Long perceived and touted as a positive result of the Cuban Revolution …

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Sharing Ideas Amid a Changing Culture

WebDoctors at UM’s Miller School of Medicine partner with a Havana hospital to share information around trauma care. It’s Sunday afternoon and American Airlines Flight 2699 …

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Cuba Water Hassles

WebDaily water shortages, leaky pipes, non-working toilets and contaminated water are common challenges. This may surprise many people, especially tourists who are visiting the island …

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Delaying Motherhood for Childhood

WebDoctoral students at the School of Communication are working on a project aimed at reducing adolescent pregnancy in Jamaica. The first time Kerli Kirch and Soroya …

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A Close Look at Cervical Cancer in Haitian Women

WebA Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher is investigating the connection between plants and cancer in the Haitian community. When Miami native Erin Kobetz …

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Campeche and UM Join Hands to Improve Public Health

WebThe agreement establishes collaboration in training, clinical and research initiatives. The University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine signed a memorandum of understanding …

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A ‘Living Laboratory’ for Studying Multiple Sclerosis

WebUM doctors and scientists are collaborating with health officials in Cuba to examine the differences in rates of multiple sclerosis on the island and elsewhere. For multiple …

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A Conversation with Yoani Sánchez

WebY oani Sánchez is the first Distinguished Presidential Fellow at the University of Miami. The well-known Cuban independent journalist has gained fame by her brazen coverage of …

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Missions of Mercy

WebFor 14 years, Medical Students in Action has brought health care to rural villages in the Dominican Republic. Most travelers who take the two-hour flight from Miami to the …

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A Hemispheric Approach to Bioethics and Health Policy

WebUM’s Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy is exploring opportunities for partnerships and collaborations with Cuba’s academic institutions. For more than 20 years, the University …

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Haiti After Hurricane Matthew

WebThe Haitian government adopts a UM study for its post-Hurricane Matthew recovery and rebuilding efforts. Proving the value of field research and community input, a report …

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Comparative Studies Could Identify IBD ‘Triggers’

WebUM medical researchers are collaborating with Cuban counterparts to learn more about gastrointestinal disorders in Hispanics. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine …

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There’s Something in the Waters of Puerto Rico’s Guánica Bay

WebMiller School researcher records the second-highest levels of PCBs anywhere in the world. Angry and apathetic, the group of local anglers greeted Daisy Ramirez Ortiz with a wave …

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Creative Insight on Cuba’s Wastewater System

WebA n unlikely duo—Alexandra Westbrook from Miami and Naraya Sabrina from Brazil—combined their studies in engineering and biology at the University of Miami for …

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Afro-Cuban Religion: Surviving and Thriving Underground

WebUM religion experts discuss how Afro-Cuban religions have survived and evolved from its early roots in the slave trade to the Cuban diaspora. On an island where religion has …

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