Cuban Health Care - by Steven Ullmann & Mary Helen Spooner (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- Cuba's health care system has been the subject of much attention and debate while revealing jarring contrasts: hospitals lack supplies while Cuba's overseas medical missions generate good will towards the Castro government.
- About the Author: Steven Ullman is director of the Center for Programs in Health Sector Management and Policy at the University of Miami.
- 152 Pages
- Political Science, International Relations
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About the Book
Cuba's health care system has been the subject of much attention and debate while revealing jarring contrasts: hospitals lack supplies while Cuba's overseas medical missions generate good will towards the Castro government. As officials make cutbacks amid reported outbreaks of...Book Synopsis
Cuba's health care system has been the subject of much attention and debate while revealing jarring contrasts: hospitals lack supplies while Cuba's overseas medical missions generate good will towards the Castro government. As officials make cutbacks amid reported outbreaks of infectious diseases, what does the future hold for Cuban health care?Review Quotes
It is refreshing to see a scholarly book that avoids the ideological blinders and binary thinking that have plagued so many other works on this topic. Cuban Health Care: Utopian Dreams, Fragile Future is empirically researched, objective and factual. It incorporates a wide range of sources, including interviews with dissident health care providers and national health data obtained from Cuban government sources.
About the Author
Steven Ullman is director of the Center for Programs in Health Sector Management and Policy at the University of Miami.
Mary Helen Spooner is a journalist who has covered Latin American topics since 1977 and has also reported on health care issues for the Canadian Medical Association Journal.Dimensions (Overall): 9.37 Inches (H) x 6.26 Inches (W) x .65 Inches (D)
Weight: .83 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 152
Genre: Political Science
Sub-Genre: International Relations
Publisher: Lexington Books
Theme: General
Format: Hardcover
Author: Steven Ullmann & Mary Helen Spooner
Language: English
Street Date: August 20, 2014
TCIN: 1004175803
UPC: 9780739176030
Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-7965
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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