Contribution of Cuban medical solidarity to the health of Timor-Leste´s population

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Keywords:

Solidarity, humanism, international cooperation, health systems, health indicators, transformation, human resources, sustainability

Abstract

Introduction: Cuban medical solidarity arrives in Timor-Leste two years after its independence, with a badly damaged health infrastructure and practically no doctors available to guarantee basic health services.

Objective: Analyze the contribution of Cuban medical solidarity in improving the health status of Timor-Leste´s population in the period 2004-2019.

Methods: A qualitative research was carried out, which was based on the descriptive and retrospective study and the ethnographic method was applied. The study period spanned 15 years, from 2004 to 2019.

Conclusions: Cuban medical solidarity in Timor-Leste, during these 15 years, has contributed to modify the health picture that the country had when it achieved its independence in 2002, becoming one of the countries with the best indicators in the Oceania Region. Medical assistance and the training of students in Cuba and in Timor-Leste itself are decisive elements of Cuba's cooperation in the transformation and strengthening of the Timorese health system, which are essential factors in achieving universal health coverage.

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Author Biography

Néstor Marimón Torres, Dirección de Relaciones Internacionales y Cooperación del Ministerio de Salud Pública

Director de Relaciones Internacionales y Cooperación del Ministerio de Salud Pública

Published

2022-01-05

How to Cite

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Marimón Torres N, Torres Hernández MV. Contribution of Cuban medical solidarity to the health of Timor-Leste´s population. Rev Cubana Salud Pública [Internet]. 2022 Jan. 5 [cited 2025 Jan. 14];48(1). Available from: https://revsaludpublica.sld.cu/index.php/spu/article/view/2870