Cuba’s Health Care System: a Model for the World

[Allan]

The hospital system in the Russian Federation also has a brilliant side .

I know, having been in several as an invited guest/visitor by Russian acquaintances . Unlike you .
And it is broadly similar to the previously described Cuban system .
Astonishing at the cutting edge and as good as anywhere else on the planet ; very good and at international standards in the big City main hospitals etc , and not so good the lower you go down the money chain ( very basic ) .

Your home state California is in such a disgusting mess in some respects in big cities -- human excrement everywhere , syringes etc -- you should consider being less cutting in your criticisms and prejudices .

Overall health system performance by country
United States - 37
Russia - 130

Even Yemen beats Russia.

 

[ecofarm]

Cuba falsifies records and policy. It has a different maternal mortality rate calculation than the rest of the world.

You guys know it's a totalitarian regime, right?

 

[Nickyjo]

Bottom line is that we in the US haven't been able to discuss Cuba rationally, its good or its bad, since 1960 or so. As a Mexican president lamented, "poor Mexico, so far from God, so close to the United States." Same applies to Cuba.

 

[Nickyjo]

Cuba falsifies records and policy. It has a different maternal mortality rate calculation than the rest of the world.

You guys know it's a totalitarian regime, right?

And what's the problem with the US cozying up to tyranny in Latin America? We did it for generations. Oops! Cuba had the bad taste to be leftist tyranny.

 

[bave]

Overall health system performance by country
United States - 37
Russia - 130

Even Yemen beats Russia.

Nothing speaks to the quality of something quite like weighting it based on "fairness". When you buy a car do you compare fairness when looking at a Mercedes vs a Hyundai? When buying a home, do you consider fairness?

WHO puts a thumb so hard on the scale when it comes to global healthcare system analysis that it no economist or scientist would call it a reasonable and accurate analysis. Too many subjective criteria that have nothing to do with the overall quality of the product.

Edit: I would also point out that places like the UK are struggling with a decline in quality and faith in the NHS to the point that they are seeing an explosion in people opting out of the NHS system and going private entirely.

 

[ecofarm]

And what's the problem with the US cozying up to tyranny in Latin America? We did it for generations. Oops! Cuba had the bad taste to be leftist tyranny.

"Everything is the same" is a stupid argument made by the ignorant and agendized. Jailhouse logic at best. Place the victim card on the ground and slowly step away.