“On Revolutionary Medicine”

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Cuba’s public health care system which began to take shape post-revolution is considered to be one the best run system in the world. A completely state run model, based on providing hygienic health services to the entire population. This is enshrined in the Cuban Constitution which explicitly states that “Everyone has the right to health protection and care”. According to the WHO, the doctor to patient ratio in Cuba is 1:170 , the second best in the world. Preventive medicine & diagnostic treatment are rendered free in Cuba. Much before the world woke up to the menace of AIDS, Cuba had begun its AIDS prevention drive. The UNAIDS Report 2003 estimates that only 0.05% of Cuban population is afflicted with AIDS. The generic anti-retroviral drug is produced by the state at a cost which is even below that of the similar product manufactured in some of the developing countries. The health indicators in one of the last bastions of communism speak the story about efficacy of the system. The infant mortality rate is 5 deaths per 1,000. Male life expectancy is 75 years and for females this age is 80 years. And all, this has been achieved, perfecting a system through effective controls and proper implementation of government intentions.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

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