Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.
International Relations Office, University of Medical Sciences of Havana, Havana 11600, Cuba.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 17;19(18):11742. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191811742.
Over the past ten years, seven Dutch Universities have built a sustainable exchange with seven institutes in Cuban healthcare. The exchange was initiated by the Leiden University Medical Centre and the University of Medical Sciences of Havana. Cooperation with Cuba was chosen as Cuba has excellent primary healthcare and has a strong focus on prevention and public health. These were considered important due to the major contribution of non-communicable diseases to morbidity and mortality in the Netherlands. Exchanges have occurred with Dutch health professionals and students visiting Cuban healthcare institutions and Cuban postgraduate students studying in the Netherlands. There has been an increased awareness of the importance of public health and prevention in Dutch professional organizations following the exchange. The exchange has also helped to break the scientific and economic US blockade of Cuba and resulted in joint publications. In this review we described the process, key aspects, results and lessons learned in this process. Collaboration between Cuba (a middle income) and the Netherlands (a high-income country) is possible.
在过去的十年中,七所荷兰大学与古巴医疗保健领域的七所机构建立了可持续的交流。这种交流是由莱顿大学医学中心和哈瓦那医科大学发起的。选择与古巴合作是因为古巴拥有出色的初级医疗保健体系,并且非常注重预防和公共卫生。这是因为非传染性疾病在荷兰的发病率和死亡率中占很大比例,因此被认为是非常重要的。荷兰卫生专业人员和学生访问古巴医疗机构,以及古巴研究生在荷兰学习,这是交流的一部分。交流后,荷兰的专业组织提高了对公共卫生和预防的重要性的认识。这种交流还帮助打破了美国对古巴的科学和经济封锁,并促成了联合出版物。在这篇综述中,我们描述了这个过程的过程、关键方面、结果和经验教训。古巴(中等收入国家)和荷兰(高收入国家)之间的合作是可能的。