Cuban Medical Care Structure

can successfully be culturally competent when they consciously and deliberately function in a group with multi-cultural circumstances and respect those differences. (Flowers, 2004) Cultural competence is critical in nursing care. Today’s healthcare providers must adapt patient care to be in consistent and compatible with the patient’s culture and values. Nurses can enlarge and advance their knowledge of culture through many sources. There are many sources that nurses can turn to for education and general

OPERATION OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEM The medical system in Cuba is a national priority, it provides care to every citizens. It is primary care based, which means that team of doctors and nurses are in every part of the country and are responsible for the health of a geographically defined population of 800-1800 people. Most of the frequent visitors and people with chronic diseases, usually they spent half the day consulting people in office and other half for the home visit. They are expected to be available

literacy rates, strong teacher and student performance, and its availability to all citizens of Cuba (Gasperini, 2000). To understand why the Cuban education system has been so successful, it is important to know past history between the Cuban government and schooling. The education system has been run by the state since 1961. The Cuban

while maintaining macroeconomic stability, Cuba tried to expand domestic growth sources within its capacity. For instance, as of 2013, the total number of tourists reached 2.83 million, which arrived at a peak. In terms of adjusting industrial structure, Castro launched energy revolution aiming at energy efficiency and renewable generation. However, to help deeper economic reforms and development, active

as he has seen fit. In relation with Castro’s revolution in Cuba has been another revolution, that of the Cuban women. Castro himself described the changes in women’s public and private lives as "a revolution within a revolution". In a true system of equality, as in the one Castro holds as his ideal, equality

Cuba has been able to transform its health care system in order to prevent diseases, have national health care, have a personal relationship between the patient and doctor, and provide services to other countries. How is it that the United States being both a developed and an industrial country is not able to provide what Cuba offers? Both Linda Whiteford and Laurence Branch explain the medical history both before and post revolution and its improvements. The involvement of the state and how community

is the notion that the situation is temporary, the bad times would eventually pass.’ (Wilkinson, 2008: 2) The Special Period started in 1990 and saw Cuba lose around 80% of its exports and imports and the GDP of the country drop by 34%, food and medical supplies stopped arriving and there were severe shortages in hydrocarbon energy, with these shortages in energy, came huge shortages in food and therefor lead to health problems all over the country, this period was also known as “el

Damilet Cepero INR3703 International Political Economy Professor Opsal
Cuba’s Economic Sanction Final Paper Economic Sanctions are the interruption by one state imposed to another for the purpose to command a specific demands by the state, such as political changes. The originator states views the sanctions and the economic relationships it has with that country and the number of states that will initiate the sanction. Different sanctions are placed on states due to the effectiveness

While the more obvious internal political structure of a nation can facilitate or hinder participation in the policy making process, exogenous factors are a major yet less discernible factor. Therefore, it is dependent on the particular aspect of control that policy health actors are faced with, will

can do. No one wants to feel the effects of these nuclear weapons. But you may ask, what caused the crisis and why did it not end in World War III? Who and/or what were the most important actors, structures and institutions involved? And most importantly, which characteristics of those actors, structures and institutions provide the strongest, clearest and most efficient explanations for the