Lessons from Cuba

GALVESTON, Texas— The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston will embark on a two-year research development program to collaborate with Cuban scientists at the Instituto Pedro Kouri in Havana to better fight infectious diseases, especially in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean regions. The…

By Dylan Scott WASHINGTON — The US Department of Health and Human Services and the Cuban government on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to encourage cooperation between the two countries on health matters, another step in the Obama administration’s efforts to normalize America’s diplomatic…

[caption id="attachment_57503" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Research and Education Facilities on the Isle of Youth in Cuba. Photo: Magnum Foundation[/caption] For over a decade, Atlantic has invested in Cuba’s approach to health care: universal, accessible, patient-centered and anchored in primary-care prevention. Despite scarcities and the effects of…

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="660"] A health worker is reflected in a mirror as he prepares protective equipment in Sierra Leone’s capital city, Freetown. Cuba has dispatched 165 health workers to the country to combat the Ebola outbreak. Credit: Reuters[/caption] By Marc Kilstein and Joyce Hackel…

MEDICC today announced co-founder Gail Reed’s inspirational TEDMED talk on the Latin American Medical School (ELAM) has been selected and featured as a TED Talk. The popular TED Talks platform widely shares "Ideas Worth Spreading" and has attracted more than 1 billion views since 2006. Reed’s…

Produced in 2006, this documentary offers an examination of human values and the health issues that affect us all, and looks at the curious case of Cuba, a cash-strapped country with what the BBC calls 'one of the world's best health systems.' From the shores…

On 30 October 2012 Wright Lassiter, III, CEO of Alameda County Medical Center presented at the American Public Health Association's 140th Annual meeting on his efforts to make health care more accessible and effective. Video courtesy of MEDDIC. MEDDIC and Latin American Medical School (ELAM) are…

By Joseph Vargas For many Americans, Cuba is perceived as a forbidden island associated with Soviet era revolutionary leaders mixed with distant memories of cold war politics that culminated in the Cuban missile crises of the 1960’s.  Although the country maintains its Communist ideology, Cuba has…

Gail Reed, MEDICC's co-founder, speaks at TEDMED about the unique mission of Cuba's Latin American Medical School. Dr. Castillo examines a young patient. Photo: C. Gorry, MEDICC After graduating from Cuba's Latin American Medical School (ELAM) in 2005, Dr. Luther Castillo, a young Honduran of Garifuna…