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Caribbean Medical Transport
US-based group sends medical supplies to rural Cuba. Information on Cuban medical system and fundraising projects.
http://www.cubacaribe.com/
World Health Organization
Statistics and health indicators, with comparisons to other countries. [English/Spanish/French]
http://www.who.int/countries/cub/en/
Finlay Medical Society
Articles on health care in Cuba. [English/Spanish]
http://www.finlay-online.com/
Cuban Red Cross
Fact sheet with history, organization, and program areas, international RC appeals by year, and contact information.
http://www.ifrc.org/where/country/cn6.asp?...
The Cuba AIDS Project
US nonprofit providing humanitarian medical assistance and educational materials to Cuban NGOs. Background information, travel opportunities, photos, and donations.
http://www.cubaaidsproject.com
Disarm
US-based NGO describes their programs to provide medical supplies and personnel, with an analysis of the US embargo's impact on health care.
http://www.disarm.org/programs/cuba/index....
Institute of Hematology and Immunology
Havana. Describes research programs, patient services, and laboratory facilities. [English/Spanish]
http://www.ihi.sld.cu/
Keeping Cuba healthy
BBC report on the public health care system.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/news...
Pedro Kourí Tropical Medicine Institute
Describes institute history and research divisions including microbiology, parasitology, and epidemiology, with information on publications and conferences.[English/Spanish]
http://www.ipk.sld.cu/
USA-Cuba-InfoMed
US nonprofit supports public health development through the Cuban medical information network InfoMed. Describes informatics partnership in creating system, and donations of computer equipment.
http://www.cubasolidarity.net/
Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba
Offers elective experiences in Cuba for students in the health sciences in the United States and Canada, along with an English language journal of Cuban medical research.
http://www.medicc.org/
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2006