Cuba's Response to COVID‐19: What Underlies its Apparent Success?. (27th December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Samuels, Fiona
• Other Names: Gideon Jasmine guestEditor.; Montoya Ainhoa guestEditor.; Varley Ann guestEditor.; Crow Joanna guestEditor.; Ferrero Juan Pablo guestEditor.; King Edward guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Bulletin of Latin American research. Volume 39(2020)Supplement 1
• Page Start: 62
• Page End: 66
• Publication Date: 2020-12-27
• Subjects: COVID‐19 -- Cuba -- medical internationalism -- universal health system; Latin America -- Periodicals; 980.03805; 980
• DOI: 10.1111/blar.13189
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0261-3050

Abstract

Abstract: Over the last few months extremely positive accounts have been circulating of Cuba's role and approach in the COVID‐19 response, both nationally and internationally. A universal healthcare system with family doctors and nurses providing door‐to‐door services, as well as the swift introduction of measures to control movement have been some of the factors underlying this relative success. However, this success hides the disadvantageous social reality facing the majority of Cubans, including differential access to services, a health system that is struggling and limited choice and freedoms.