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The Cuban government operates a national health system and assumes fiscal and administrative responsibility for the health care of all its citizens. [1] All healthcare in Cuba is free to Cuban residents, [2] although challenges include low salaries for doctors, poor facilities, poor provision of equipment, and the frequent absence of essential drugs.
A Cuban surgeon with scrub cap performing an open air operation in Guinea-Bissau for the PAIGC liberation movement, 1974. A 2007 academic study on Cuban internationalism surveyed the history of the program, noting its broad sweep: "Since the early 1960s, 28,422 Cuban health workers have worked in 37 Latin American countries, 31,181 in 33 African countries, and 7,986 in 24 Asian countries.
MEDICC logo. MEDICC (Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba) is a non-profit organization founded in 1997 that works to enhance cooperation among the US, Cuban and global health communities through its programs. [1] MEDICC supports education and development of human resources in health committed to equitable access and quality care, providing ...
According to The World Factbook, by 2009 Cuba had an average life expectancy of 78.05 years. [16] [non-primary source needed] Cuba began a food rationing program in 1962 to guarantee all citizens a low-priced basket of basic foods. As of 2007, the government was spending about $1 billion annually to subsidise the food ration.
Latin American School of Medicine (LASM) (Spanish: Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina (ELAM)) formerly Latin American School of Medical Sciences (Escuela Latinoamericana de Ciencias Médicas), is an international public medical school operated by the Cuban government established in 1999 and supported by the Venezuelan Government (RBDEV).
Medical informatics: National Center of Information on Medical Sciences in Cuba: Spanish: 1993–present Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica: Anaesthesiology, Intensive care: Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine: English: 1957–present Acta Medica Mediterranea: Medicine: Editore Carbone: English: 1985–present ...
The University of Medical Sciences, Cienfuegos (also Medicine School of Cienfuegos: Dr. Raúl Dorticós Torrado) was established in 1979 in Cienfuegos, Cuba. [1] Provincial General Hospital "Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima" is affiliated to the university. [2] Currently, students from 52 countries are registered in different departments.
N. National Center for Sex Education. Categories: Medical and health organizations by country. Healthcare in Cuba. Organizations based in Cuba by subject. Medical and health organisations based in the Caribbean by country. Medical and health organizations based in North America by country. Medicine in Cuba.