In this video, we are discussing about the Cuban story of health care system. That no country can match. Despite being a poor country that often experiences shortages — a product of both the economy’s structural flaws and the effects of 60 years of economic embargo by its largest natural trading partner — Cuba was better positioned than most to deal with the world. The country combines a completely socialised medical system that guarantees health care to all with impressive biotech innovations. Cuba also boasts 8.2 doctors per capita — well over three times the rate in the United States (2.6) or South Korea (2.4), almost five times as many as China (1.8), and nearly twice as many as Italy (4.1). Democratic socialists value free speech, press freedom, multiparty elections, and workplace democracy. We can and should criticise Cuba’s model of social organisation for its deficits. But Cuba’s admirably humane and solidarised approach to the world should humble those who insist on talking about the island nation as if it were some unending nightmare.
In this video, we are discussing about the Cuban story of health care system. That no country can match. Despite being a poor country that often experiences shortages — a product of both the economy’s structural flaws and the effects of 60 years of economic embargo by its largest natural trading partner — Cuba was better positioned than most to deal with the world. The country combines a completely socialised medical system that guarantees health care to all with impressive biotech innovations. Cuba also boasts 8.2 doctors per capita — well over three times the rate in the United States (2.6) or South Korea (2.4), almost five times as many as China (1.8), and nearly twice as many as Italy (4.1). Democratic socialists value free speech, press freedom, multiparty elections, and workplace democracy. We can and should criticise Cuba’s model of social organisation for its deficits. But Cuba’s admirably humane and solidarised approach to the world should humble those who insist on talking about the island nation as if it were some unending nightmare.
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