In addition to numerous educational advances , Aristide and Lavalas embarked on an ambitious plan to develop the public primary health care system with Cuban assistance . Since the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Georges in 1998 , Cuba entered a humanitarian agreement with Haiti whereby Haitian doctors would be trained in Cuba , and Cuban doctors would work in rural areas . At the time of 2010 Haiti earthquake , 573 doctors had been trained in Cuba
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Jean-Bertrand Aristide