Medical Education Conference in Havana: Nov 30- Dec 3 2008
A conference entitled Medical Education for the 21st Century: Teaching for Health Equity will take place in Havana from November 30 - December 3, 2008. Among the groups participating in this conference are PAHO, ALAMES, the Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC), MEDICC and the Cuban Ministry of Public Health. The deadline for submission of abstracts, which can be done on-line, is June 30th.
US citizens are subject to severe restrictions on travel to Cuba (see a discussion at the following link). Arrangements must be made through Marazul Travel Service. The Marazul website offers specific information on travel restrictions including guidance from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department.
it is important to remember that these restrictions are an real and important infringement on the free flow of people and ideas between Cuba and the United States. As the ACLU has pointed out: “There is no reason why Americans shouldn’t be able to practice their constitutional right to travel freely to Cuba.”
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