East German medical aid to Nicaragua
The Politics of Solidarity Between Biomedicine and Primary Health Care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3099520 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Iris Borowy (0000-0001-7621-1195, Shanghai University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 411-428 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | História Ciências Saúde-Manguinhos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0104-5970 • E-ISSN: 1678-4758 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0104-59702017000200006 |
| PMID | 28658424 |
| OpenAlex | W2663522470 |
| SCIELO_PID | S0104-59702017000200411 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
Between 1979 and 1989 the government of the German Democratic Republic provided health assistance to Sandinista Nicaragua. After initial relief aid, the Sandinista embrace of a primary health care-based health system made East German health support difficult. The non-convertible currency, the repressive quality of the East German leadership, and the lack of experience with primary health care processes all limited its potential to provide support. After 1985, when implementation of this system stalled, East German health assistance was revitalized with the donation of the Hospital Carlos Marx. Providing medical services to three hundred thousand people, it combined elements of a strictly East German institution, using German personnel and equipment, with some integration into local systems
Biomedicine · Family medicine · Geography · German · Health care · Mutual aid · Political science · Politics · Primary care · Primary health care · Solidarity · Child and Adolescent Health · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · Law · Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |