Hare in Financial Times on Cuba’s Medical Diplomacy

Ambassador Paul Webster Hare, Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was quoted in a Financial Times news story on Cuba’s medical diplomacy in the times of COVID-19. The story, published on April 5, 2020, was titled “Cuba’s Reputation as Medical Powerhouse Tested.” the story discusses how COVID-19 poses a serious threat to the Cuban regime, but also offers opportunities for medical diplomacy to a country known for the strength of its domestic medical system.

Excerpt quoting Amb. Hare:

Paul Hare, a former UK ambassador to Cuba who lectures at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies, said the country’s tight social control over its population would also aid the effort.

But, he added, “the strains on the Cuban health service will show in equipment and resources”.

While Cuba still boasts the best health statistics in the region, including number of doctors and nurses per capita, many health facilities are in disrepair and there are scattered pharmaceutical shortages.

The full story can be read here.

Amb. Paul Hare was a British diplomat for 30 years and the British ambassador to Cuba from 2001-04. He now teaches classes at Boston University on Diplomatic Practice, Arms Control, Intercultural Communication and on Cuba in Transition. His novel, “Moncada – A Cuban Story”, set in modern Cuba, was published in 2010. His book “Making Diplomacy Work; Intelligent Innovation for the Modern World” was published in 2015.

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