– A Legal Opportunity to Visit Cuba – by Gail Reed The MEDICC conference — A Healthy Cuba, Healthy World: Celebrating History, Culture, & Community — is slated for December 5–9/10 at the Meliá Santiago Hotel, with sessions at this venue and throughout what is widely regarded as Cuba’s most hospitable city. The event comes on the heels of two decades of work by the US nonprofit MEDICC, which fosters cooperation among the US, Cuban and global health communities. The organizers take the WHO’s broad view of health and well being, reflected in a wide-ranging program that includes sessions and site visits related to environmental projects, slave rebellions, religious beliefs, cultural traditions, childhood education, global cooperation, plus health services and medical education.Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. “The reflects the holistic nature of health as understood by the WHO, and to attract a wide variety of US and other professionals,” says MEDICC Executive Director Dr. C. William Keck. “Thus, and in compliance with US law, we welcome the range of professionals whose areas of experience and expertise fall within the themes of the conference…. historians, health workers, artists, chefs, small business owners, musicians, lawyers, community organizers, activists in many fields…
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