Healthcare System and Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological Industries in Cuba: Or How a Socialist Revolution Can Materialize—Part I
Abstract
This first of two articles explains how the Cuban Revolution succeeded in building a comprehensive, universal, and free public health system, from the disadvantaged situation of a small Southern country without natural resources and under US sanctions. It then examines the origins and development of the local pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries, as well as the major stakeholders in medical research and their recent scientific achievements. It then presents Cuba’s international cooperation in medical research and exports.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Biotechnology and Related Fields
Cuban History and Society
Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Agrarian South Journal of Political Economy A triannual Journal of Agrarian South Network and CARES
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 71–92
- Publication date
- 1 March 2026
- Language
- EN