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How has Cuba, a small, developing country, achieved its stunning medical breakthroughs? This work explores the Cuban medical phenomenon, examining how a governmental obsession with health has reaped medical and political benefits at home and abroad. It is suitable for those dealing with international relations and Third World societies.

Table of Contents

LIST OF TABLES
FOREWORD
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
1. Cuba on the World Stage: Symbolic Politics
2. Ideology and Organization of the Cuban Health System
3. Health Education and Popular Participation
4. Domestic Factors Underpinning World Medical Eminence
5. Biotechnology, Biomedical Research, and Medical-Pharmaceutical Exports
6. Cuban Medical Diplomacy
7. Conclusions
APPENDIX: HEALTH TOURISM IN CUBA
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
NOTES
SELECTED BIBI.IOGRAPHY
INDEX

Healing the Masses

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 28 October 1993
      ISBN-13 9780520082984
      978-0520082984
      ISBN-10 0520082982
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      Health systems and services

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      How has Cuba, a small, developing country, achieved its stunning medical breakthroughs? This work explores the Cuban medical phenomenon, examining how a governmental obsession with health has reaped medical and political benefits at home and abroad. It is suitable for those dealing with international relations and Third World societies.

      Table of Contents

      LIST OF TABLES
      FOREWORD
      PREFACE
      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
      INTRODUCTION
      1. Cuba on the World Stage: Symbolic Politics
      2. Ideology and Organization of the Cuban Health System
      3. Health Education and Popular Participation
      4. Domestic Factors Underpinning World Medical Eminence
      5. Biotechnology, Biomedical Research, and Medical-Pharmaceutical Exports
      6. Cuban Medical Diplomacy
      7. Conclusions
      APPENDIX: HEALTH TOURISM IN CUBA
      LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
      NOTES
      SELECTED BIBI.IOGRAPHY
      INDEX

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