Cuba's Man in Sichuan, China: José Rodríguez, MD

This May, when the earthquake's death toll passed 60,000 and another 30,000 poured into hospitals in Southwest China's Sichuan province, Cuba responded to the call for medical assistance with a team of 35 health professionals. At their helm: Dr José Jorge Rodríguez, who arrived on May 23, less than a week after our interview in Havana. At press time, the team was working at the province's largest public hospital, treating victims of the massive quake and its aftershocks.