TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editorial
Breaking the Chain of Mother-to-Child Transmission

Spotlight
National Program for Detecting & Treating Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
By Ida González Núñez MD, PhD, et al.

MR Feature
The First Children
By Jorge Pérez, MD, MS

MR Interview
Mariela Castro, MS
Director, National Center for Sex Education
By Gail A. Reed

Jorge Pérez, MD, MS
Director, IPK Hospital, Havana
By Gail A. Reed and Julían Torres

International Cooperation Report
Touring Cuban Field Hospitals in Post-Quake Pakistan
By Conner Gorry

Cuban Professional Literature
Vertical Transmission in Cuba
By Ida González Núñez MD, PhD, et al.

Gender, Vulnerability and their Relation to HIV/AIDS
By National Center for Prevention of STIs & HIV/AIDS

Headlines in Cuban Health
Top Story: Cuban Doctors Offering Massive Relief in Pakistan
By Conner Gorry

HIV/AIDS Education Across Cuba
By Mike Fuller

Cuba & Bolivia Sign Cooperation Accords in Health
By Anna Kovac

Medical Education Cooperation with East Timor Expanded
By Conner Gorry

International Voices
International Public Health Pitfalls and Economic Arguments:
The Fight Against AIDS in Cuba and Haiti
By Arachu Castro, PhD, MPH and Paul Farmer, MD, PhD

Cardiovascular Disease and Associated Risk Factors in Cuba:
Prospects for Prevention and Control
By Richard S. Cooper, MD, et al.