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Regional Spotlight: Caribbean

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The Caribbean is characterized by geographic, political, and economic diversity, yet it is subject to easy stereotyping. Close to 44 million people, 0.058% of the world population, live in this archipelago. Largely black and Hispanic with some indigenous people, the population in different islands is a reflection of their particular history. The Caribbean is the original melting pot, accommodating waves of involuntary migrants like Africans, East Indians indentured servants, and Chinese workers.

It’s easier to go to the mountains than to wait for the mountains to come to you.– Haitian proverb

In Haitian Kreyol “tout moun se moun” Means Every Person is a Person

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  1. University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    Michel Dodard

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Dodard, M. (2019). Regional Spotlight: Caribbean. In: Olivier, M., Croteau-Chonka, C. (eds) Global Health and Volunteering Beyond Borders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98660-9_19

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