MEDICC Rev. 2011 Apr;13(2):14-6. doi: 10.37757/MR2011V13.N2.5.
Except for the people living with the disease, no others have so immersed themselves in Cuba's world of HIV/AIDS as Dr Jorge Pérez. It is a world of Cuban returnees from Angola's war against apartheid South Africa, gay and bisexual men, housewives, transactional sex workers, rebellious teenagers, and infected surgeons and scientists-a cultural kaleidoscope reflecting all the faces of AIDS. To more than one international author, he is simply "Cuba's AIDS doctor." Speaking to his patients at the Pedro Kourí Tropical Medicine Institute in Havana, it is easy to see why, but also to appreciate the courage, compassion, and persistent search for new knowledge that characterize the Institute's staff as a whole. Dr Pérez's story-now told in two books based on his diaries-is not his alone. MEDICC Review held two interview sessions with Jorge Pérez just days apart at the beginning of April: one before and one after his designation as the new Director of the Tropical Medicine Institute, where he previously served as Deputy Director and Chief of Hospital Services. More than strictly medical matters, the conversation turned to the human dimension of HIV/AIDS, the depth to which it has touched many directly and affected Cuban society as a whole, and the challenges ahead for Cuba's flagship institution for research and treatment of infectious diseases.
除了与疾病作斗争的人，没有人比豪尔赫·佩雷斯博士更深入地了解古巴的艾滋病毒/艾滋病世界。这是一个由从安哥拉反种族隔离南非战争中归来的古巴人、男同性恋和双性恋者、家庭主妇、性工作者、叛逆的青少年以及受感染的外科医生和科学家组成的世界，反映了艾滋病的所有面貌。对于不止一位国际作者来说，他就是“古巴的艾滋病医生”。在哈瓦那的佩德罗·库伊热带医学研究所(Pedro Kourí Tropical Medicine Institute)与患者交谈时，很容易理解为什么，但也能感受到研究所全体工作人员所具有的勇气、同情心和对新知识的不懈追求。佩雷斯博士的故事——现在根据他的日记写成了两本书——并不只属于他一个人。四月初，《医疗合作评论》(MEDICC Review)在两天内对豪尔赫·佩雷斯进行了两次采访：一次是在他被任命为热带医学研究所新所长之前，一次是在他被任命为该研究所副所长和医院服务主任之后。这次谈话不仅仅是关于医学问题，还涉及到艾滋病毒/艾滋病的人文层面，它直接影响了许多人，也影响了整个古巴社会，以及古巴传染病研究和治疗的旗舰机构所面临的挑战。
