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Healthcare Policy in Cuba in the New Millennium: the Contribution of Social Work

The purpose of this study is to discuss healthcare policies in Cuba and present some observations about social work in healthcare. A study of the literature was conducted and empirical data collected from five interviews conducted in 2013 with professors, social workers and representatives of the Federation of Cuban Women. The study makes frequent comparisons with the reality of healthcare and social work in Brazil to highlight the particularities in the situation of healthcare and healthcare policy in Cuba.

Social Work in Cuba; Social Service in Brazil; Cuban Healthcare policy; The Single Healthcare System


Programa de Pós-Graduação em Serviço Social e Curso de Graduação em Serviço Social da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina , Centro Socioeconômico , Curso de Graduação em Serviço Social , Programa de Pós-Graduação em Serviço Social, Campus Universitário Reitor João David Ferreira Lima, 88040-900 - Florianópolis - Santa Catarina - Brasil, Tel. +55 48 3721 6524 - Florianópolis - SC - Brazil
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