Cuba--innovation through synergy

Cuba's outstanding achievements in health biotechnology are a source of inspiration for the developing world. They are all the more impressive considering that the island is a small, relatively poor country that has suffered serious economic difficulties for more than a decade. These economic p...

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Published in:Nature biotechnology 2004-12, Vol.22 Suppl (12s), p.DC19-DC24
Main Authors: Thorsteinsdóttir, Halla, Sáenz, Tirso W, Quach, Uyen, Daar, Abdallah S, Singer, Peter A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioethics
Biomedical Research - organization & administration
Biotechnology - organization & administration
Biotechnology industry
Cuba
Dengue fever
Developing Countries - economics
Entrepreneurship - organization & administration
Genomics
Health Care Sector - organization & administration
Health Promotion - organization & administration
Health sciences
Interinstitutional Relations
Medical research
Meningitis
Private Sector - organization & administration
Product development
Public health
Public Policy
Public Sector - organization & administration
R&D
Research & development
Vaccines
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Summary:Cuba's outstanding achievements in health biotechnology are a source of inspiration for the developing world. They are all the more impressive considering that the island is a small, relatively poor country that has suffered serious economic difficulties for more than a decade. These economic problems arose in the wake of the Soviet Union's disintegration and the political changes in Eastern Europe in the early 1990s, resulting in the collapse of Cuba's export markets, and the imposition since 1961 of a US trade embargo against Cuba, which has limited opportunities for the country's agriculturally based economy. Despite these difficulties, Cuba's strong and continued emphasis on science since shortly after the 1959 revolution has resulted in a highly developed health biotechnology sector.
ISSN:1087-0156
1546-1696
DOI:10.1038/nbt1204supp-DC19