Red Zone: Cuba and the Fight Against Ebola in Western Africa. - Softcover

Enrique Ubieta Gómez

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9781604881141: Red Zone: Cuba and the Fight Against Ebola in Western Africa.
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ISBN 10: 1604881143 ISBN 13: 9781604881141
Publisher: Pathfinder Press, 2019

Synopsis

In 2014 three West African countries were hit by the largest epidemic on record of the deadly Ebola virus. In response to an international call for help, Cuba’s revolutionary socialist government provided what was needed most—and what no other country even tried to deliver.

In a matter of weeks, more than 250 volunteer Cuban doctors, nurses, technicians, and public health specialists were on the ground providing hands-on care to thousands of desperately ill human beings and their traumatized families and communities.

By mid-2015 the Ebola epidemic in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea had been virtually eradicated. The discipline, courage, sense of humor, and pride of these Cuban volunteers rings throughout the firsthand accounts recorded here. Their actions showed the world the kind of men and women only a deep-going socialist revolution can produce.

Also available in Spanish (ISBN: 9781604881134), French (ISBN: 9789593112017).

“Just as the Cuban combatants in Angola set an example that can never be erased, the heroic actions of Cuba’s army of white coats will occupy a place of honor.” —Fidel Castro, October 2014

“The lessons of cooperation and determination presented in this book can be used in future pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic currently ravaging the world.…masterfully distills the medical experiences, activities, and cooperation between the health workers from diverse countries, with Cuba as the focus.” —African Studies Review

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About the Author

Enrique Ubieta Gómez (1958– ) is a member of the Communist Party of Cuba and editor of Cuba Socialista, its theoretical magazine. He is the author of Red Zone: Cuba and the Battle Against Ebola in West Africa, a firsthand account of the work by Cuban volunteer medical personnel in the West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone during the 2014 Ebola epidemic.

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Publisher
Pathfinder Press
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1604881143
ISBN 13 
9781604881141
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
272
Rating
  • 4.67 out of 5 stars
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