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“Canada, The United States and Cuba:
The Triangular Relation between 1959 and 1962 as seen in Cuban Diplomatic History”

Lecture by:
Raul Rodriguez Rodriguez
University of Havana, Center for Hemispheric and U.S. Studies (CEHSEU)

Moderated by:
Kim M. Williams, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS), Harvard University

Date: Monday, November 30th

Time: 12-2 pm

Location: DRCLAS, 1730 Cambridge Street, Resource Room (S216)

This event is co-sponsored by the DRCLAS Cuban Studies Program and the WCFIA Canada Program.

The Cuban Revolution of 1959 meant a process of profound socio-economic and political transformations. The steps taken by the new Cuban government and the responses of the United States government led United States-Cuba bilateral relations to escalate into conflict in the framework of the Cold War. In response, the Cuban government tried to promote bilateral relations with other countries to offset the effects of US policy. Canada was identified as one of those countries as for geographical and economic considerations it could at least partially become an important trading partner. As the Cuban government tried to strengthen bilateral ties with Canada, it faced the opposition of the U.S. This generates a relation that involves all three actors with intense manifestations especially during the early period of the process. Drawing on primary sources including the Cuban Embassy in Ottawa and the archives of Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this presentation will examine the triangular relationship involving the three nations through the documents as seen by Cuban Diplomats and policymakers.  

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"The Quality of Life of People with AIDS in Cuba"

Lecture by:

 Carlos Aragonés López, Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine

Moderated by:

Arachu Castro, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Social Medicine, Department of Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School

Date: Monday, November 9th

Time: 12-2 pm

Location: DRCLAS, 1730 Cambridge Street, Resource Room

This event is co-sponsored by the DRCLAS Cuban Studies Program and the Global Infectious Diseases Program at the Harvard Initiative for Global Health. 

Carlos Aragonés López is an epidemiologist at the Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK) and founding and current national director of the Grupo de Prevención de SIDA (GPSIDA). Holding degrees incomputer engineering and radiochemistry, Mr. Aragonés received his Master’sdegree in epidemiology from the IPK.  At the IPK, he has participated in numerous studies aimed at examining the impact of programs on the prevention of HIV and the effectiveness of treatment for persons living with HIV/AIDS.  With colleagues at the IPK, his most recent research is directed at examining the effectiveness of highly active antiretroviral treatment in Cuban patients with nationally produced generics. Author of several articles on HIV/AIDS in Cuba,Mr. Aragonés is a member of the Board of Directors of Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GNP+) and a representative from Cuba to the Latin American Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (Red Latinoamericana de Personas Viviendo con VIH/SIDA [REDLA+]). In addition, he has received numerous national merit awards for his leadership and outstanding professional contributions.  He is co-author of Approaches to the Management of HIV/AIDS in Cuba: Case Study (World HealthOrganization, 2004) with Jorge Pérez, Daniel Pérez, Ida González, Manuel Díaz Jidy, Mylai Orta, José Joanes, Manuel Santín, Maria Isela Lantero, Rigoberto Torres, Ailen González, and Alejandro Álvarez. During a four-week residency inthe Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School,Carlos will advance research related to joint Harvard-IPK research seeking to examine the impact of the provision of effective AIDS therapy on quality of life and the illness experience of AIDS patients.

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"The Elimination of HIV among Children in Cuba" 

Lecture by:

Dr. Ida González, Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí

*The lecture will be in Spanish with English translation. 

Date: Friday, October 16th

Time: 12-2 pm

Location: DRCLAS, 1730 Cambridge Street, Resource Room

Ida González Nuñez is a pediatrician at the Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK), where she has served as an attending physician and a member of the teaching faculty since 1990.   At the IPK’s hospital, she is responsible for the care of all children born to HIV positive mothers, as well as to children who are HIV positive. Among her numerous publications, she is co-author with Arachu Castro and Yasmin Khawja of “Sexuality, reproduction, and HIV in women: the impact of antiretroviral therapy in elective pregnancies in Cuba,“ AIDS 2007,21 Suppl:S49-S54; “Características  Inmunológicas de los niños Infectados por vía Vertical con el VIH. Estudio de Casos y Controles,”  Revista de Investigación Clínica, Vol. 57, 4, Julio-Agosto, 2005: 498-504 with Lizette Gil, Randelys Molina, Aileen González, María E. Toledo, Manuel Díaz Jidy and Approaches to the Management of HIV/AIDS in Cuba: Case Study (World Health Organization, 2004) with Jorge Pérez, Daniel Pérez, Ida González, Manuel Diaz Jidy, Mylai Orta, José Joanes, Manuel Santín, Maria Isela Lantero, Rigoberto Torres, Ailen González, and Alejandro Álvarez. Dr. González is in residence at DCLAS as a short-term visiting researcher this fall.