From Research to Impact - Robert Huish: How the Healthcare System in Cuba Defies the Odds

In this episode of From Research to Impact, host Ann Elisabeth Samson is joined by Robert Huish, a 2004 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation scholar and associate professor at Dalhousie University, for a conversation that bridges personal experience with global impact. Robert’s journey offers a compelling lens on how sanctions shape healthcare systems, and how countries like Cuba respond with resilience and ingenuity. Robert brings a wealth of experience, spanning from the healthcare system in Cuba to human rights in North Korea, all rooted in a passion for social justice. This discussion invites us to reflect critically on these connections and imagine how we might act to bridge the gaps they reveal.  

This conversation is for anyone curious about international development, health equity, or the power of human ingenuity under pressure. Learn how health intersects with policy and why investing in people can defy even the toughest odds, leaving you inspired to think bigger about the world’s challenges and your place in addressing them.  

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