["Tèt asanm pou la sante": ethnographic notes on international cooperation for health in Haiti].
This article discusses the functioning of a health-oriented development project pursued in an emergency situation and its impacts beyond its stated goals. The tripartite project between Brazil, Haiti, and Cuba was designed to strengthen Haiti's health and epidemiologic surveillance system, introduced in 2010 as part of the aid effort after the earthquake. An essentially ethnographic perspective is taken, with a focus on describing the practices and perspectives of the agents involved in the program. The networks of agents were mapped out, paying particular attention to translators, drivers, and journalists, who were understood as being "cooperation brokers". Finally, the article discusses the project's position in the broader context of international health initiatives in Haiti.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro RJ , Brasil, uliesteves@gmail.com, Doutoranda, Programa de Pós-graduação em Antropologia Social/Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Quinta da Boa Vista, s/n 20940-040 - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brasil. uliesteves@gmail.com.
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D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D001938:Brazil; D003462:Cuba; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D006205:Haiti; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011159:Population Surveillance