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Healthcare — Cuba Platform

The Cuban healthcare system employs a three-tiered structure for organizing primary, secondary, and tertiary care. Municipal authorities oversee a community-based primary care level consisting of consultorios (first-level clinics for consultation with doctors and nurses) and regional polyclinics. This level is famously characterized by a general family-doctor-and-nurse model (MEF, for its

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Cuba's Primary Healthcare System in the Era of COVID-19

WEBTo view the video recording of the webinar, click here On May 6, the Cuba Platform hosted a virtual screening of our short film, Martica, a Family Doctor, followed …

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Our Convenings — Cuba Platform

WEBFrom May 5 to May 12, 2018, the Cuba Platform hosted 12 representatives of the four Atlantic Fellows Programs in Havana, Cuba. Participants included senior fellows from …

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Care in Crisis: New Report — Cuba Platform

WEBOn Monday, the Group of Cuban Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries (BioCubaFarma) announced a new joint venture with British SG Innovations …

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The Crisis in Care and How to Create More Caring Societies

WEBby Justine Williams. On January 23, while global leaders gathered in Davos to discuss “rising inequality, trade tensions, technological disruptions, climate change and …

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The Federation of Cuban Women

WEBIn 1960, Fidel Castro and Vilma Espin—a chemical engineer, feminist, and leader of the revolutionary movement in the eastern provinces—founded The Federation of Cuban …

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Reflection on the First Atlantic Fellows Convening in Cuba

WEBGuest post from Eléonore Bayen, Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute. On May 5, 2018, 12 Atlantic Fellows, faculty, and staff …

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Caring in Crisis: Resources from the Revolution — Cuba Platform

WEBWhat new and old resources does Cuba pull from to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic?

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Empathy: How does Cuba do it

WEBA reflection on Cuban empathy and introduction to the Cuba Platform by founder and director Sarah Stephens

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The Special Period — Cuba Platform

WEBThe disruption and dislocation caused by the Special Period penetrated deeply into society. During this time, more than a thousand people protested the sinking of a tug boat of …

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Caring in Crisis: Self-Care — Cuba Platform

WEBTeresa Lara Junco, PhD in economic sciences, is a retired statistician and researcher of the National Office of Statistics in Cuba, an expert in gender, and a …

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Caring in Crisis: Glimpse of New Resilient Ways — Cuba Platform

WEBwe share the latest news on Cuba during coronavirus, touch on issues of food and agriculture, and share messages from colleagues from Cuba’s agroecology …

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Caring in Crisis: Climate Change — Cuba Platform

WEBJuly 17, 2020. Dear Friends and Colleagues, While the pandemic may be the most immediate and urgent challenge of the day, it is not the only looming crisis.

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Caring in Crisis: Another Special Period

WEBCuba’s Special Period brought significant hardships and positive trasnformations. What are resources developed during that period that the island …

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Food and Agriculture — Cuba Platform

WEBIn the 1990s, the sudden drop in food, fuel, and agricultural imports opened the door to a new paradigm of agriculture in Cuba. During this period, it was necessary for both …

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Caring in Crisis: Creativity and the Future — Cuba Platform

WEBUpdates on Cuba’s first steps to recovery and link to reflections on what the future may hold.

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Caring in Crisis: Love from Cuba — Cuba Platform

WEBMessages of solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter from Cuba and a short update on Covid-19 in the island.

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Considering Vietnam and Cuba: Economic Growth, Social …

WEBBased on an interview with Le Nhan Phuong condcuted by Mariakarla Nodarse “To build socialism with success,” Vietnam’s Communist Party Secretary …

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