title: Cuban medical cooperation in Haiti: one of the world's best-kept secrets.
abstract: This article analyzes Cuba's medical role in Haiti since Hurricane Georges in 1998, with particular emphasis on the Cuban government's response to the 2010 earthquake. The article examines two central themes. First, it assesses the enormous impact on public health that Cuba has made since 1998, and second, it provides a comparative analysis of Cuba's medical role since the earthquake.
authors.forename: Emily J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kirk
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kirk
mesh_terms: D003462:Cuba / Q000208:ethnology; D055867:Cyclonic Storms / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D054597:Disaster Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004190:Disasters / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D055866:Earthquakes / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D006205:Haiti / Q000208:ethnology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D008503:Medical Staff / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D010820:Physicians / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D011634:Public Health / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D015980:Public Health Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012066:Relief Work / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence