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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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo read full review(s), please click the REVIEWS \u0026amp; PROMO tab on this page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“\u003c\/strong\u003eAn inherently interesting read, especially in this current era of a Covid-19 pandemic and the Trump administrations dismal record with respect to it, \"Red Zone: Cuba and the Battle Against Ebola in West Africa\" is an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to personal reading lists, as well as community, college, and university library collections.\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Midwest\u003c\/nobr\u003e Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“\u003c\/strong\u003eRed Zone provides a distinctively Cuban perspective on the West African Ebola epidemic, informed by Cuba’s special relationship to the African continent and specialization in international medical missions\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—African Studies Quarterly\u003c\/nobr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I recommend reading Red Zone: The Cuban Experience against Ebola. It's not only an unknown chapter in history. It's also a remedy against pessimism and for encouraging confidence in humanity.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Les Possibles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e"}

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272 Pages

Edition: First

Year: 2019

Publisher: Pathfinder Press

ISBN: 9781604881141

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Red Zone

Cuba and the Battle Against Ebola in West Africa

By Enrique Ubieta, 

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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,...

“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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