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Mais Médicos : Cuba's Medical Internationalism Programme in Brazil
Author(s) -
KIRK JOHN M.,
KIRK EMILY J.,
WALKER CHRIS
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
bulletin of latin american research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1470-9856
pISSN - 0261-3050
DOI - 10.1111/blar.12418
Subject(s) - internationalism (politics) , government (linguistics) , political science , work (physics) , economic growth , economics , politics , law , engineering , mechanical engineering , philosophy , linguistics
In 2014, at the request of the Brazilian government and under the sponsorship of PAHO , the Cuban government sent 11,400 doctors to work in underserved areas. This article examines the origins and development of this programme, Mais Médicos . The significance of this programme is explored, as well as what it illustrates about south‐south cooperation as a whole.