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Cuba's achievements continue to stagger me. This British Medical Journal article on its health system for children is so inspiring & shows clearly how the Cuban system in its entirety is based around nurturing the health and well being of its population. https://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000573.full
"Cuba has excellent child health as illustrated by its low child mortality rates. Child mortality rates (under 5 years, infant and neonatal) in Cuba have all been lower than in the USA for many years."
"Universal healthcare & universal education are the basis for good health. Literacy is at 99.7% & this enables public health campaigns to reach the entire population. Free universal education has resulted in Cuba having one of the highest doctor-to-population ratios."
Lenin in 1917: There can be no talk of any sound & complete democracy, let alone socialism, until women take their rightful & permanent place in the political life of the country & in the public life of the community in general.
Cuba in 2020:
Cuba in 2020:
"Cuba’s welfare state ensures that nobody is destitute. Severe malnutrition in children was declared absent in Cuba by UNICEF over a decade ago & malnutrition is not considered a major problem in Cuba.This is despite the problems caused by the economic blockade of Cuba by the US"
"Cuba has shown that despite limited resources a country can achieve excellent child health if the government and citizens are committed to making health and children a priority. Cuba is an example of what is possible."
Key factors in achieving excellent child health in Cuba as identified by the British Medical Journal:
Compare the humanity and success of the Cuban system as demonstrated above with the absolute barbarity of the UK state. This damning comparison makes it all the more shameful that popular 'leftists' like Owen Jones cheaply slander Cuba as a "dictatorship". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-51283186
Relevant personal experience from a trainee doctor doing a placement in Cuba: https://twitter.com/lara_eleanor/status/1222977593626046464?s=20
