Category: Healthcare
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CEPR: US Sanctions and the Sharp Rise in Infant Mortality in Cuba
From the Center for Economic and Policy Research A country’s infant mortality rate (IMR) is often considered a key barometer for a population’s overall health as well as its access to quality health care.1 In Cuba, where for decades the state has invested substantially in health care services, the IMR was, until recently, among the lowest…
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Refuting CBC’s Allegations: Cuba’s International Workers and the Ethics of Collective Contribution
Recent reports from CBC News have revived long-standing and misleading allegations that the Cuban government “confiscates” the wages of Cuban professionals working abroad — this time targeting Cuban specialists employed in Canada through joint ventures such as those between Cuba’s state nickel company and Sherritt International. These claims—largely based on anonymous testimonies and ideologically biased…
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PLEASE JOIN US TO RAISE $250,000 TO PROVIDE CUBA WITH 300 PACEMAKERS!
The Canadian Network on Cuba has partnered with Global Health Partners, National Network on Cuba, US-Cuba Normalization and Table de concertation de solidarité Québec – Cuba to help Cuba with much needed pacemakers! Cuba’s exemplary health service, free to all its citizens and many others through its international missions, now can’t access many medicines and…