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    1. Cuban Medical Cooperation in Haiti: One of the World's Best-Kept Secrets

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Kirk,Emily J. (Author) and Kirk,John M. (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2010
    Published:
    Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Cuban Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    41 : 166-172
    Notes:
    Analyzes Cuba's medical role in Haiti since Hurricane Georges in 1998, with particular emphasis on the Cuban government's response to the 2010 earthquake. Examines two central themes. First, it assesses the enormous impact on public health that Cuba has made since 1998, and second, it provides a comparative analysis of Cuba's medical role since the earthquake.

    2. Haiti: Aftershocks

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Heymann,David L. (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Feb 2010
    Published:
    London, UK: Royal Institute of International Affairs
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    The World Today
    Journal Title Details:
    66(2) : 4-6
    Notes:
    Hundreds of thousands are likely to have died, millions are in need, their homes having been lost. Many wait for medical care. Safe water is in short supply and the rainy season starts in May. Could it have been different in Haiti? Would good planning have eased the pain of the shocks?

    3. The Value of Information and Communication Technologies in Humanitarian Relief Efforts

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Summer,Mark (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Oct 2010
    Published:
    Cambridge, MA: MIT Press
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Innovations (Innovations)
    Journal Title Details:
    5(4) : 55-68
    Notes:
    Part of a special journal issue dedicated to strategies for societal renewal in Haiti., Provides an account of the efforts by a humanitarian organization's efforts ot reestablish connectivity for other humanitarian organizations working in Haiti after the recent devastating earthquake. It outlines its plans for continued efforts to bring better infrastructure to the rest of the country, accelerate disaster preparedness efforts, improve the quality of education and health-care training and delivery, enable business development, and improve accountability and transparency for local government and organization.