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Conner Gorry

    MEDICC Review
    |July 7, 2021
    PubMed

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    Cuba

    Area of Science:

    • Disaster medicine
    • International medical collaboration

    Background:

    • Haiti earthquake response in 2010
    • Cuba's long-term health personnel presence in Haiti

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To detail the composition and scale of the Cuban medical relief contingent
    • To highlight the role of the Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective review of a blog detailing personal experience
    • Analysis of the composition of the medical team

    Main Results:

    • The Henry Reeve contingent was the largest medical relief effort post-earthquake.
    • It comprised 1300 personnel, including 700 students/graduates from Cuba's Latin American School of Medicine.
    • This contingent reinforced existing Cuban health personnel in 120 communities.

    Conclusions:

    • The Cuban medical response, particularly the Henry Reeve contingent, was a significant and large-scale effort.
    • International medical training programs contribute substantially to disaster relief capacity.

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