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ABSTRACT

Securing science in the public interest implies two imperatives: a belief in science, in evidence, in facts; and a belief in the public, in people’s right to a science that places their needs fi rst. Cuba’s Day of Science, celebrated every January 15 since 1960, embodies both, representing a research philosophy embedded in a universal public health system. In many cases, this has yielded not only novel drugs and vaccines, but also effective health strategies applicable in other resource-limited settings... and also in resource-rich environments.