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Cuban Public Healthcare: A Model of Success for Developing Nations

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  • Ronn Pineo

    (Department of History, Towson University, Towson, MD)

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This article assesses Cuban healthcare, not just for Cubans but also for those who receive the care of Cuban health professionals working worldwide. The article offers three main points: first, Cuba is an anomaly, a poor nation that has very good public healthcare; second, Cuba’s reported infant mortality rates are probably too good to be true; third, Cuba’s public healthcare system, all in all, provides a strong example of progress, an inspiration for other less developed nations to emulate.

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  • Ronn Pineo, 2019. "Cuban Public Healthcare: A Model of Success for Developing Nations," Journal of Developing Societies, , vol. 35(1), pages 16-61, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jodeso:v:35:y:2019:i:1:p:16-61
    DOI: 10.1177/0169796X19826731
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