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Cuba Health Forum

Opportunities for Improving U.S.-Cuba Engagement on Health Policy

Friday, January 22, 2010 1:00 pm - 5:45 pm
B1 Conference Center Center for Strategic and International Studies 1800 K Street, NW Washington DC, 20006

Globally, Cuba reports some of the best health indicators, characterized by long life expectancy, high vaccination rates, and low rates of infant and maternal mortality. Since the 1960s Cuba has carried out international health missions to countries in crisis, and through the Medical School of the Americas Cuba welcomes international students to study medicine without charge. Cuba’s cutting-edge research institutions and biotechnology sector attract partners from Europe and Asia.

Agenda

8:00-8:30	Registration and Breakfast
8:30-10:00	Panel One: Overview of Cuba’s Health System: Principles, Achievements, and Challenges Panelists: Ellen Bernstein, Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO) William Keck, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Patrick Pietroni, International Institute for the Study of Cuba (UK) Moderator: Katherine Bliss, CSIS
10:00-10:15	Break
10:15-11:30	Panel Two: Partnerships in Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Development, and Scientific Research Panelists: Jean Handy, University of North Carolina School of Medicine Simon Reid-Henry, Queen Mary, University of London Clare Sansom, Birkbeck College, University of London Moderator: Thomas Bollyky, Center for Global Development
11:30-12:45	Panel Three: Cuba’s Medical Diplomacy: The Role of Health in Cuba’s Foreign Policy Panelists: Julie Feinsilver, Georgetown University John Kirk, Dalhousie University Representative, Cuban Interests Section (invited) Moderator: Stephen Morrison, CSIS