>> We started talking about health-care statistics because of the
>> unsubstantiated reference by David Shemano to deficiencies in Cuba's
>> health care system.
I didn't think what I said was even controversial. Cuba has lost of
shortages. If you don't want to blame it on the inherent problems of
socialism, blame it on the embargo. Any way, Googled "Cuba
antibiotics shortage" and here are a couple of results:
I was not disputing the existence of a drug shortage in Cuba. I was
disputing the implication therein that there was a serious health care
crisis in Cuba. Cuba does not have epidemics of infectious diseases
and Cubans are not developing any immunities to "super-bacteria" and
the very idea is absurd considering their tremendous achievements in
health-care.
The United States could perhaps learn a thing or two from Cuba about
providing basic health-care for the 45M uninsured people living here.
Of course that requires admitting that the capitalist health-care
system may not be perfect afterall and may even have "inherent
problems" of its own. Somehow I have a feeling that you would not be
willing to admit that.
http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu/spend.php
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The chart (right) also highlights the sharp contrast between the US
and Cuba. With a life expectancy of 76.9 years, Cuba ranks 28th in the
world, just behind the US. However, its spending per person on health
care is one of the lowest in the world, at $186, or about 1/25 the
spending of the United States.
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--raghu.
