title: [Public health and intellectual property in Cuba: a conceptual map].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study is to analyze the legal framework for health and intellectual property in Cuba and its impact on people's access to health resources and on the roles of different social actors.
  
  
  METHODS
  The methods used were those developed by the Pan American Health Organization to implement the project of the Conceptual Map on Public Health and Intellectual Property.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Information retrieved specifically on the legal framework for the National Health System, the Intellectual Property System and the strengthening of the country's biopharmaceutical industry-and on the framework's development over time-was processed and analyzed to generate Cuba's Conceptual Map on Public Health and Intellectual Property.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Analysis of Cuba's adaptation of its legal framework and assessment of the interaction between the social actors involved show how the political will that has prevailed over several decades has had a positive impact on people's access to health resources.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: García Delgado
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Sistemas y Servicios de Salud, Organización Panamericana de la Salud, Washington D.C., Estados Unidos de América, difabioj@gmail.com.
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Di Fabio
authors.forename: Jaume
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vidal Casanovas
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Sistemas y Servicios de Salud, Organización Panamericana de la Salud, Washington D.C., Estados Unidos de América, difabioj@gmail.com.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Sistemas y Servicios de Salud, Organización Panamericana de la Salud, Washington D.C., Estados Unidos de América, difabioj@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ana Paula
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D003462:Cuba; D006801:Humans; D018973:Intellectual Property; D008017:Life Expectancy; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011634:Public Health