MEDICC works to enhance cooperation among the US, Cuban and global health communities aimed at better health outcomes.

MEDICC believes Health for All is Possible and works to enhance cooperation among the US, Cuban and global health communities aimed at better health outcomes.  Toward that goal, in 2012, we were proud to:   * Provide guidance to more US people than ever before traveling to Cuba to see the island's health care system--147 travelers in all, who had full schedules meeting health workers and patients in Havana and other provinces. * Top 20,000 article-reads per month for our online journal MEDICC Review which published on such timely themes such as Gender & Health in Cuba and Human Resources & Leadership for Health Systems. * Award 46 Mnisi Fellowships to US students and graduates of Havana's Latin American Medical School (ELAM) to help them prepare for their US medical licensing exams. * Place a record number of 26 US ELAM students and graduates in community hospitals and clinics across the USA, providing them with valuable US clinical experience. *Brought the first Cuban health professional to see a MEDICC Community Partnership for Health Equity in action, with the visit of Dr. Pastor Castell to Albuquerque, New Mexico. As Director of Cuba's National School of Public Health, he witnessed how introducing community health leaders in primary health care models in Cuba was generating insights for tackling local health care problems in an US community. *Ship four sea containers of medical aid (with our humanitarian partner Global Links) to Santiago, Cuba to help the region recover from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. Critical supplies for first responders included: healthcare worker kits, flu kits, hospital linens, anti-bacterial soap, basic medical, and infection control supplies.