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Havana. June 30, 2010 Cuba: better health statistics than developed countries ? Affirms president of International Pediatric Association José A. de la Osa INFANT mortality statistics in Cuba, in the first year of life as well as in the first five years, "are better than those found in developed countries with much higher national incomes," affirmed Dr. Chok-wan Chan, president of the International Pediatric Association (IPA), speaking in Havana yesterday at the International Workshop on Infant Healthcare Practices. "When I compare health statistics in the United States with those of Cuba, the latter are superior," for which reason he considers that Cuba is a "good example" in terms of achieving positive statistics, as a result of the political will of the revolutionary government, its system of universal and free healthcare, the educational level of the population as a whole, and the preventive approach of its professionals. Closing the workshop, Dr. Elizabeth Mason, director of the Department of Infant and Adolescent Health of the World Health Organization, addressing delegates from 10 countries in the region, said that she knew of only one other health system as good as Cuba's, alluding to the United Kingdom.
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