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Cuba has a totalitarian government that exercises total control over the media and does not allow independent validation of its healthcare statistics. But yes,
by t0mpr1c3 5mo ago
Cuba has a totalitarian government that exercises total control over the media and does not allow independent validation of its healthcare statistics.
But yes, based on the unverifiable numbers put out by the state media organs, healthcare in Cuba is very good.
- weakened_malloc 5mo agoThey also only earn $50-80 per month
- timbit42 5mo agoWhether that is good or bad depends on their cost of living.
- skeledrew 5mo agoThis isn't an "according to state media" thing. I know people who have gone there for specialized care in the past (I live in Jamaica) and only had good things to say. We also had quite a few Cuban health professionals here for decades until the US forced us (and several other Caribbean countries) to end our agreement a couple months ago (news says other things of course, but none of it adds up). And I actually also know a few Cubans living there.
- t0mpr1c3 5mo agoI've heard anecdotes. Diego Maradona. If it's anything like the regime Cuba is modeled on (Russia) treatment is good in the capital city where Prez lives, and non-existent in the regions.