@article{ref1,
title="You Can't Stop the Rain: José Betancourt, MD, Cuban Civil Defense",
journal="MEDICC review",
year="2011",
author="Reed, Gail",
volume="10",
number="3",
pages="14-16",
abstract="The year 2005 was a watershed for disaster management worldwide and also in Cuba. Representatives of every continent met in Japan, hammering out the Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-2015), an international blueprint for risk reduction strategies and a guide for developing national platforms. In Cuba, a spate of devastating hurricanes the year before led to a reassessment of how the country was managing disasters, and to the 2005 comprehensive overhaul of national, provincial, and municipal disaster planning.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1555-7960",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}