HIV/AIDS in Cuba: a model for care or an ethical dilemma?.

Sarah Z Hoffman HIV / AIDS is one of the most pressing health issues of our time. This virus affects the entire world. The presentation of a classmate focused my attention on HIV / AIDS in Cuba. This country has handled the outbreak of this virus differently from any other
country, with surprising results. This essay will discuss the framework of HIV / AIDS policies in Cuba, results of these policies, ethical issues within these policies, and finally, whether the Cuban model is applicable to other nations in the world today. How did Cuba deal with
HIV/AIDS in the past? How does Cuba deal with this virus currently? Have Cuba’s HIV/AIDS policies been effective? How can effectiveness be measured? What ethical issues are raised with Cuba’s HIV/ AIDS policies? Can Cuba’s model be applied elsewhere in the world? These are the questions tackled