Volume 6, No. 1 - 2004 Articles Archive  

Cuban Doctors Quietly Saving Lives in Haiti 

As the humanitarian tragedy in Haiti worsens, Cuban doctors dedicate themselves to healing the afflicted before, during and after Tropical Storm Jeanne.

 

International Cooperation Report:
Making South-South Collaboration Count

Haiti, Honduras, Gambia, Cambodia and 20 other countries around the globe: learn how Cuba´s Comprehensive Health Program is making an impact worldwide.

 

Cuban Medical Literature:
Vaccination Strategies Against Hepatitis B and Their Results: Cuba and the United States, 2003

Cuba is nearly ten years ahead of the United States in reaching national Hepatitis B vaccination goals; this research paper explains how.

   
 

We dedicate this issue of MEDICC Review to Omar Zapata, colleague, brother, friend and compañero. Omar passed away last July in Havana. His professional contribution as a translator for many MEDICC student and faculty groups, his wonderful wit and his extraordinary selflessness remind us that we can be better human beings.
 
Editor: Gail A. Reed, MS - Associate Editors: Michele Frank, MD; Conner Gorry
Contributing Editors: Diane Appelbaum, RN, FNP, MS; Debra Evenson, JSD
Reporters/Writers: Gail Reed, Michele Frank, Julián Torres, Conner Gorry - Copy Editor: Anna Kovac
Translation/Transcription: Sergio Font, Diana Prieto - Distibution: Ramón Rodriguez - Design: Lithium.Design Studio

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