Family medicine in Cuba
Over the past 50 years, the Cuban health system has been developing a roster of programs to ensure its social mission: to achieve a health status of the population consistent with the priority established by the highest authorities of the country. In response to the call of the Commander in Chief, F...
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| author | Eduardo Alemañy Pérez Georgia Díaz-Perera Fernández |
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| description | Over the past 50 years, the Cuban health system has been developing a roster of programs to ensure its social mission: to achieve a health status of the population consistent with the priority established by the highest authorities of the country. In response to the call of the Commander in Chief, Fidel Castro Ruz, to create a different doctor and a new specialist that would take into account the needs of the Cuban population; the family doctor model was implemented. Thus, in the decade of the eighties, the “Family Doctor and Nurse Working Program” was established, together with the corresponding polyclinic and hospital. At the same time, comprehensive general medicine as a medical specialty was created to serve the primary health care services. Both actions constituted a vital component in the development of Cuban public health services in recent decades. This article presents an account of the unique characteristics of these processes, while highlighting their impact on health indicators, as well as the participation of this specialty in the training of human resources for the health system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6d37a3dede7a4a0ca9a1d56e35b9df792022-12-21T21:04:43ZengMedwave Estudios LimitadaMedwave0717-63842013-04-011303e5634http://dx.doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2013.03.5634Family medicine in CubaEduardo Alemañy PérezGeorgia Díaz-Perera FernándezOver the past 50 years, the Cuban health system has been developing a roster of programs to ensure its social mission: to achieve a health status of the population consistent with the priority established by the highest authorities of the country. In response to the call of the Commander in Chief, Fidel Castro Ruz, to create a different doctor and a new specialist that would take into account the needs of the Cuban population; the family doctor model was implemented. Thus, in the decade of the eighties, the “Family Doctor and Nurse Working Program” was established, together with the corresponding polyclinic and hospital. At the same time, comprehensive general medicine as a medical specialty was created to serve the primary health care services. Both actions constituted a vital component in the development of Cuban public health services in recent decades. This article presents an account of the unique characteristics of these processes, while highlighting their impact on health indicators, as well as the participation of this specialty in the training of human resources for the health system.http://www.mednet.cl/link.cgi/Medwave/Enfoques/SaludFamiliar/5634family medicineprimary caregeneral medicinefamily practiceprogramhuman resources training |
| spellingShingle | Eduardo Alemañy Pérez Georgia Díaz-Perera Fernández Family medicine in Cuba Medwave family medicine primary care general medicine family practice program human resources training |
| title | Family medicine in Cuba |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Family medicine in Cuba |
| title_short | Family medicine in Cuba |
| title_sort | family medicine in cuba |
| topic | family medicine primary care general medicine family practice program human resources training |
| url | http://www.mednet.cl/link.cgi/Medwave/Enfoques/SaludFamiliar/5634 |
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