Re: [Marxism] Webinar this Saturday - : SHINING THE LIGHT ON CUBA'S MEDICAL SOLIDARITY

2020-05-06 Thread Richard Fidler via Marxism 
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This interview by an informed expert clarifies what is involved:

"For the emergency medical support, Cuba charges nothing. It depends on whether
host governments want to compensate the Cubans, but there is no price tag, as I
understand it. Likewise, for healthcare for what's called the Programa Integral
de Salud in poorer countries - sub-Sahara Africa is a good example - Cuba
charges nothing.

"However, for countries such as Qatar, where Cuba has got a hospital of 400
Cuban medical personnel, Cuba charges a lot of money. It charges less than what
the European and North American-trained doctors and nurses would charge, but it
does receive money from that. Estimates vary, but I would calculate about $6
billion goes into Cuban coffers as a result of Cuban medical services abroad.

"This money goes to maintain the Cuban medical system. So it is a form of
subsidizing the Cuban healthcare system, which I think makes eminent sense. For
the number of countries that pay for medical services, there is a sliding scale.
Some countries can afford to pay. Arab countries have a lot of petro-dollars
that they use. Angola, South Africa are fairly wealthy, they can pay. But if you
go to countries such as Gambia or Niger, you will see that  - if they do pay -
they will pay significantly less."




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My understanding is that the poorest countries don't have to pay anything, while
richer countries pay on a sliding scale.

Chris Slee


David Duport asks
Cuba still charges host countries for these medical missions, right?

I can't say that I know all the facts.  It would make sense if some countries
did pay.  The item below suggests otherwise.
ken h

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_medical_internationalism




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Re: [Marxism] Webinar this Saturday - : SHINING THE LIGHT ON CUBA'S MEDICAL SOLIDARITY

2020-05-06 Thread Chris Slee via Marxism 
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My understanding is that the poorest countries don't have to pay anything, 
while richer countries pay on a sliding scale.

Chris Slee

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David Duport asks
Cuba still charges host countries for these medical missions, right?

I can’t say that I know all the facts.  It would make sense if some countries 
did pay.  The item below suggests otherwise.
ken h

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_medical_internationalism 


Cuban medical internationalism
Missions abroad are intended to provide services at low cost to the host 
country. "Patients are not charged for services, and the recipient countries 
are expected to cover only the cost of collective housing, air fare, and 
limited food and supplies not exceeding $200 a month. While Cuban doctors are 
abroad, they continue to receive their salaries as well as a stipend in foreign 
currency."[2] 

 In 2008, the pay for Cuban doctors abroad was $183 per month, whereas the pay 
for doctors working domestically was $23 per month.[20] 

 A new term - "disaster tourism" - has arisen in response to a growing number 
of large-scale natural disasters. This phrase refers to individuals, 
governments and organizations who travel to a disaster area with the primary 
goal of having an "experience" rather than providing meaningful aid. Such aid 
is often short-lived, and may even get in the way of more serious rescue 
efforts. Cuban medical internationalism represents a polar opposite to this 
disaster tourism mentality, with a focus on large-scale, sustained aid 
targeting the most marginalized and under-served populations across the globe
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Re: [Marxism] Webinar this Saturday - : SHINING THE LIGHT ON CUBA'S MEDICAL SOLIDARITY

2020-05-06 Thread Ken Hiebert via Marxism 
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David Duport asks
Cuba still charges host countries for these medical missions, right?

I can’t say that I know all the facts.  It would make sense if some countries 
did pay.  The item below suggests otherwise.
ken h

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_medical_internationalism 


Cuban medical internationalism
Missions abroad are intended to provide services at low cost to the host 
country. "Patients are not charged for services, and the recipient countries 
are expected to cover only the cost of collective housing, air fare, and 
limited food and supplies not exceeding $200 a month. While Cuban doctors are 
abroad, they continue to receive their salaries as well as a stipend in foreign 
currency."[2] 

 In 2008, the pay for Cuban doctors abroad was $183 per month, whereas the pay 
for doctors working domestically was $23 per month.[20] 

 A new term - "disaster tourism" - has arisen in response to a growing number 
of large-scale natural disasters. This phrase refers to individuals, 
governments and organizations who travel to a disaster area with the primary 
goal of having an "experience" rather than providing meaningful aid. Such aid 
is often short-lived, and may even get in the way of more serious rescue 
efforts. Cuban medical internationalism represents a polar opposite to this 
disaster tourism mentality, with a focus on large-scale, sustained aid 
targeting the most marginalized and under-served populations across the globe
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Re: [Marxism] Webinar this Saturday - : SHINING THE LIGHT ON CUBA'S MEDICAL SOLIDARITY

2020-05-06 Thread David Duport via Marxism 
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Cuba still charges host countries for these medical missions, right?

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> From: Isaac Saney [mailto:isa...@hotmail.com]
> Sent: May 5, 2020 9:44 AM
> To: Isaac Saney
> Subject: SHINING THE LIGHT ON CUBA'S MEDICAL SOLIDARITY
>
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>
> SHINING THE LIGHT ON CUBA'S MEDICAL SOLIDARITY
>
> ONLINE WEBINAR for the "Cuba Fights Covid-19 Around the World" -
> Fundraising
> Campaign
>
> Webinar featuring Speakers & Discussion
> SATURDAY MAY 9, 2020
> 4pm Pacific Time / 6pm Central Time / 7pm Eastern Time
>
> REGISTER ONLINE HERE: https://tinyurl.com/ycg3frnx
>
> Featuring guest panelists:
> HER EXCELLENCY JOSEFINA VIDAL - Cuban Ambassador to Canada
> MP NIKI ASHTON - Member of Parliament for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski,
> Manitoba
> DR. JOHN KIRK - Cuba Researcher and Professor, Dalhousie University
> DR. ISAAC SANEY - Co-Chair of Canadian Network on Cuba & Professor,
> Dalhousie University
> DR. KEITH ELLIS - Chair of Fundraising Campaign & Professor Emeritus,
> University of Toronto
>
> Webinar co-moderated by:
> ELIZABETH HILL - Co-Chair of Canadian Network on Cuba & President of
> Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association Toronto
> TAMARA HANSEN – Executive Member of Canadian Network on Cuba & Coordinator
> of Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba
>
> Cuba is showing the world how to confront the Covid-19 pandemic with
> international solidarity. As of April 30, 2020 more than 1,450 Cuban
> doctors, nurses and medical professionals from the Henry Reeve
> International
> Medical Brigade have been welcomed in 22 countries in Europe, Latin America
> and the Caribbean, Africa and the Middle East. Cuba's biotechnology
> industry
> has also developed medicines and treatment regimes for Covid-19 which have
> been used not only in Cuba, but also in China, Spain and other countries.
>
> Cuba's international solidarity is leading the way in the world-wide
> struggle to confront Covid-19 despite nearly 60 years of a cruel and unjust
> blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States. This same blockade on Cuba,
> and its extraterritorial impacts, also prevents medical cooperation between
> the United States, Canada and Cuba, which would be beneficial to people
> living in all three countries.
>
> Across Canada the Canadian Network on Cuba is organizing a campaign to
> raise
> donations for Cuba’s amazing internationalist efforts. Since launching the
> campaign on March 30, 2020 we have already raised $31,000. Join in this
> online Webinar to learn more the importance of the fundraising effort and
> about how people in Canada can support Cuba, both in their fight against
> Covid-19 and their struggle to end the cruel U.S. blockade!
>
> To learn more about the Cuba Fights Covid-19 Around the World Fundraising
> Campaign and how you can donate to support the work of Cuba's international
> medical missions today visit:
>
> http://www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca/index.php/our-campaigns/support-cuba-to-
> fight-against-covid-19/838-cnc-fundraising-for-cuba-a-new-stage
> 
>
> Organized by the Canadian Network on Cuba (CNC), a network of Cuba
> solidarity organizations across Canada promoting friendship and solidarity
> with Cuba and the Cuban people.
> http://www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca 
>
>
>
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[Marxism] Webinar this Saturday - : SHINING THE LIGHT ON CUBA'S MEDICAL SOLIDARITY

2020-05-06 Thread Art Young via Marxism 
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From: Isaac Saney [mailto:isa...@hotmail.com] 
Sent: May 5, 2020 9:44 AM
To: Isaac Saney
Subject: SHINING THE LIGHT ON CUBA'S MEDICAL SOLIDARITY

 

SHINING THE LIGHT ON CUBA'S MEDICAL SOLIDARITY

ONLINE WEBINAR for the "Cuba Fights Covid-19 Around the World" - Fundraising
Campaign

Webinar featuring Speakers & Discussion
SATURDAY MAY 9, 2020
4pm Pacific Time / 6pm Central Time / 7pm Eastern Time

REGISTER ONLINE HERE: https://tinyurl.com/ycg3frnx

Featuring guest panelists:
HER EXCELLENCY JOSEFINA VIDAL - Cuban Ambassador to Canada
MP NIKI ASHTON - Member of Parliament for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski,
Manitoba
DR. JOHN KIRK - Cuba Researcher and Professor, Dalhousie University
DR. ISAAC SANEY - Co-Chair of Canadian Network on Cuba & Professor,
Dalhousie University
DR. KEITH ELLIS - Chair of Fundraising Campaign & Professor Emeritus,
University of Toronto

Webinar co-moderated by:
ELIZABETH HILL - Co-Chair of Canadian Network on Cuba & President of
Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association Toronto
TAMARA HANSEN – Executive Member of Canadian Network on Cuba & Coordinator
of Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba

Cuba is showing the world how to confront the Covid-19 pandemic with
international solidarity. As of April 30, 2020 more than 1,450 Cuban
doctors, nurses and medical professionals from the Henry Reeve International
Medical Brigade have been welcomed in 22 countries in Europe, Latin America
and the Caribbean, Africa and the Middle East. Cuba's biotechnology industry
has also developed medicines and treatment regimes for Covid-19 which have
been used not only in Cuba, but also in China, Spain and other countries.

Cuba's international solidarity is leading the way in the world-wide
struggle to confront Covid-19 despite nearly 60 years of a cruel and unjust
blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States. This same blockade on Cuba,
and its extraterritorial impacts, also prevents medical cooperation between
the United States, Canada and Cuba, which would be beneficial to people
living in all three countries.

Across Canada the Canadian Network on Cuba is organizing a campaign to raise
donations for Cuba’s amazing internationalist efforts. Since launching the
campaign on March 30, 2020 we have already raised $31,000. Join in this
online Webinar to learn more the importance of the fundraising effort and
about how people in Canada can support Cuba, both in their fight against
Covid-19 and their struggle to end the cruel U.S. blockade!

To learn more about the Cuba Fights Covid-19 Around the World Fundraising
Campaign and how you can donate to support the work of Cuba's international
medical missions today visit:
http://www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca/index.php/our-campaigns/support-cuba-to-
fight-against-covid-19/838-cnc-fundraising-for-cuba-a-new-stage

Organized by the Canadian Network on Cuba (CNC), a network of Cuba
solidarity organizations across Canada promoting friendship and solidarity
with Cuba and the Cuban people.
http://www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca  

 

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