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2007 - (12 articles)Promising Phase I/II Trial for Cuban Vaccine Candidate amidst Growing Cholera Threat
Text & Photo by Gail Reed
September 17, 2007 – In August, the World Health Organization (WHO) published alarming data on the re-emergence of cholera in many African and Asian countries,...
Text & Photo by Gail Reed
September 17, 2007 – In August, the World Health Organization (WHO) published alarming data on the re-emergence of cholera in many African and Asian countries,...
Cuba's Medical History Stars in Popular Walking Tour
Text & Photos by Gloria Giraldo, MPH
August 6, 2007 -- In disbelief, organizers of Rutas y Andares (Routes and Pathways, thematic walking tours through Old Havana) divided the crowd of over...
Text & Photos by Gloria Giraldo, MPH
August 6, 2007 -- In disbelief, organizers of Rutas y Andares (Routes and Pathways, thematic walking tours through Old Havana) divided the crowd of over...
Cuba Trains Hundreds of Haitian Doctors to Make a Difference
Text & Photos by Anna Kovac
August 6, 2007 – This July, 63 more Cuban-trained Haitian doctors graduated from the Latin American Medical School (ELAM)-Santiago Campus. This entire third graduating class...
Text & Photos by Anna Kovac
August 6, 2007 – This July, 63 more Cuban-trained Haitian doctors graduated from the Latin American Medical School (ELAM)-Santiago Campus. This entire third graduating class...
Cuban Medical Degrees Recognized by Argentina
Gloria Giraldo, MPH with Conner Gorry
July 3, 2007 – Argentina’s government announced its decision June 22 to honor medical degrees from Cuba, affecting over one thousand Argentinean graduates and current...
Gloria Giraldo, MPH with Conner Gorry
July 3, 2007 – Argentina’s government announced its decision June 22 to honor medical degrees from Cuba, affecting over one thousand Argentinean graduates and current...
Turning the Tide on Cancer in Cuba
Conner Gorry & Gail Reed
June 20, 2007 – “Cancer control is as complex as it is urgent,” states Dr Teresa Romero, Director of Cuba’s new National Cancer Control Unit....
Conner Gorry & Gail Reed
June 20, 2007 – “Cancer control is as complex as it is urgent,” states Dr Teresa Romero, Director of Cuba’s new National Cancer Control Unit....
From the Source: Cuba's Health Minister on 'SICKO' and More
Gail Reed
Havana, June 15, 2007 —Cuban Health Minister Dr. José Ramón Balaguer said it wasn’t Cuba’s intention to promote its health services by allowing Michael Moore...
Gail Reed
Havana, June 15, 2007 —Cuban Health Minister Dr. José Ramón Balaguer said it wasn’t Cuba’s intention to promote its health services by allowing Michael Moore...
Cuba’s Aging Pains (and Gains)
Gloria Giraldo, MPH
June 10, 2007 - With difficulty, 70-year old José García rises with the help of his cane, slowly walking to meet his longtime wife in...
Gloria Giraldo, MPH
June 10, 2007 - With difficulty, 70-year old José García rises with the help of his cane, slowly walking to meet his longtime wife in...
Cuba Rising in Major UN Indices
Gloria Giraldo, MPH
May 15, 2007 -- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has published the annual Human Development Report since 1990, providing a global report card by rating...
Gloria Giraldo, MPH
May 15, 2007 -- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has published the annual Human Development Report since 1990, providing a global report card by rating...
Havana's Hospital Nacional Receives Overdue Overhaul
Conner Gorry
February 5, 2007 -- A nationwide program to refurbish, renovate, and upgrade 52 Cuban hospitals is bearing fruit, most recently in Havana, where the Hospital...
Conner Gorry
February 5, 2007 -- A nationwide program to refurbish, renovate, and upgrade 52 Cuban hospitals is bearing fruit, most recently in Havana, where the Hospital...
Studying Medicine in Cuba: First Impressions
Gloria Giraldo, MPH
January 15, 2007 -- Many young people dream of becoming doctors. Unfortunately, for most youth from rural areas in low- and middle-income countries, dreams like...
Gloria Giraldo, MPH
January 15, 2007 -- Many young people dream of becoming doctors. Unfortunately, for most youth from rural areas in low- and middle-income countries, dreams like...
Julian Bond at Havana's Latin American Medical School
Gail Reed
January 30, 2007 -- He’s deserving of the greatest praise: that the history of the movements of disinherited people in the United States cannot be...
Gail Reed
January 30, 2007 -- He’s deserving of the greatest praise: that the history of the movements of disinherited people in the United States cannot be...
The Story Behind Cuba’s Decline in Infant Mortality
Gail Reed
January 21, 2007 -- Fewer infant deaths in two of Cuba’s most unlikely regions are mainly responsible for the country’s 2006 record-low infant mortality announced...
2006 - (7 articles)Gail Reed
January 21, 2007 -- Fewer infant deaths in two of Cuba’s most unlikely regions are mainly responsible for the country’s 2006 record-low infant mortality announced...
Obesity: A Growing Problem in Cuba
Gloria Giraldo, MPH
This article is the first in a series on obesity that analyzes and follows the nascent public health challenge in Cuba. December 1, 2006 --...
Gloria Giraldo, MPH
This article is the first in a series on obesity that analyzes and follows the nascent public health challenge in Cuba. December 1, 2006 --...
Innovative Project Brings Permanent Medical Services to Honduran Mosquitia
Conner Gorry
November 30, 2006 – When Havana’s Latin American Medical School (ELAM) first extended full scholarships to students from around the world in 1999, there was...
Conner Gorry
November 30, 2006 – When Havana’s Latin American Medical School (ELAM) first extended full scholarships to students from around the world in 1999, there was...
Making Health History in The Gambia: Locally-Educated Doctors Go to Work
Conner Gorry & Julián Torres
November 1, 2006 -- Brain drain, collapsing public health systems, rampant disease, wasted aid: all too often, news from Africa focuses – in demoralizing, graphic...
Conner Gorry & Julián Torres
November 1, 2006 -- Brain drain, collapsing public health systems, rampant disease, wasted aid: all too often, news from Africa focuses – in demoralizing, graphic...
Cuban Cancer Drug Headed for US Clinical Trials
Conner Gorry
November 6, 2006 – The Cuban monoclonal antibody nimotuzumab, an anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFr), has received the requisite license from the US Treasury’s Office...
Conner Gorry
November 6, 2006 – The Cuban monoclonal antibody nimotuzumab, an anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFr), has received the requisite license from the US Treasury’s Office...
New Nursing School Opens in Havana
Anna Kovac
November 20, 2006 -- Dean Deisy Verdalles, with 30 years of teaching experience in nursing, told Cuba Health Reports the new nursing school was founded...
Anna Kovac
November 20, 2006 -- Dean Deisy Verdalles, with 30 years of teaching experience in nursing, told Cuba Health Reports the new nursing school was founded...
The True Stories of HIV/AIDS in Cuba
Conner Gorry
December 2, 2006 -- Since the first case of Cuban HIV was diagnosed in 1985, Dr Jorge Pérez has kept a journal. “We’ve lost Juanita...
Conner Gorry
December 2, 2006 -- Since the first case of Cuban HIV was diagnosed in 1985, Dr Jorge Pérez has kept a journal. “We’ve lost Juanita...
Documentary Offers Rare Glimpse into Cuban Medical Cooperation
Conner Gorry
December 12, 2006 – Scientists, educators, health professionals, students and others motivated to improve global health and learn about Cuba's contribution packed Harvard University's Science...
Conner Gorry
December 12, 2006 – Scientists, educators, health professionals, students and others motivated to improve global health and learn about Cuba's contribution packed Harvard University's Science...
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