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Cuba’s Cuba’s HealthcareHealthcare
NYSE Amex: QGP
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July 08, 2009
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World Health OrganizationUnited States Cuba
Adult Mortality Rate 109 104
Age-standardized mortality rate for cancer 134 129
Age-standardized mortality rate for cardiovascular diseases
188 215
Deaths due to HIV/AIDS (per 100,000) 5 <10
Healthy life expectancy at birth 69 68
Life expectancy at birth 78 78
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 11 45
Newborns with low birth weight (%) 8 6
Dentistry personnel density 16 9
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World Health Organization, cont’d
United States Cuba
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure
21.8 11.7
Physicians density 59 26
Total expenditure on health as a % of gross domestic product
15.2 7.6
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Cuba’s Healthcare at a Glance
• National health system• No private hospitals or clinics are permitted• Growing healthcare black market, also
known as “sociolismo”• Large emphasis on preventative treatment• Physician’s wages are kept low• Use of government generic drugs• Annual house visits by doctors
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Doctors
• One doctor is provided for every 170 residents
• Doctor’s pay is about $15 per month, many can make more being taxi drivers or taking other jobs in the tourism industry
• Many are exported by Cuba to help other nations during natural disasters or financial instability
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Health Tourism
• Attracts 20,000 people a year and increases revenue by $40 million
• Patients come from around the world for various treatments
• Cuba has also been successfully exporting vaccines for the past couple of years
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Alternative Healthcare
• Due to economic constraints, Cuba has started to experiment with herbal and alternative medicine
• Acupuncture, yoga and magnetic devices have been used to help treat patients
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Facilities
• Most of the infrastructure is old• Doctors do not have access to the
newest equipment• Essential drugs are sometimes hard
to acquire
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Patients
• Doctors are in charge of certain blocks and neighborhoods
• Annual visits are made at patient’s houses to make sure living conditions are acceptable
• Senior citizens do not receive proper care in many cases
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Patient’s Lifestyle
• The patient’s lifestyle may have a dramatic impact on the overall health of the nation
• The Cuban population does not have as much access to video games, television cell phones and cars as the American population. This leads to a more active and healthy lifestyle in Cuba.
• Cubans also rely more heavily on fresh foods grown nearby, whereas fast food and junk food are favorites in America
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Controversy
• Most of the facts/data on Cuban healthcare were provided by Cuba, not the World Health Organizations or other agencies
• Some people believe only health tourist receive the top quality healthcare in Cuba, while most of the citizens are left with the old facilities
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Sources
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Cuba#cite_note-67
• http://www.who.int/whosis/en/
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