Healthcare in Cuba and Britain: Newcastle Public Meeting 01/06/08

Cuba is renowned for its healthcare system, but how is this possible for a small country under economic blockade?
And what can we learn from Cuba about the situation we face in Britain, with an NHS under crisis and privatisation?
Come and join the discussion. All welcome.

Sunday 1st June
2-5pm
Moorside School,
Beaconsfield St, Fenham,
Newcastle
(off Stanhope St by Iceland)

With an introduction by Robert Clough, health editor for the newspaper Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! and a member of Liverpool RATB

Rock Around the Blockade North East
e-mail: northeast@ratb.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.ratb.org.uk

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About Health & Solidarity

30.05.2008 07:24

Health & Solidarity:

http://www.elacm.sld.cu

http://www.saludthefilm.net/ns/elam.html

http://www.cuba-humanidad.org

http://www.cubacoop.com/cubacoop%20ingles/inicio.html

http://www.cubacoop.com/cubacoop%20ingles/misionmilagros.htm

http://www.cubacoop.com/cubacoop%20ingles/yosipuedo.htm

http://www.saludthefilm.net/ns/index.html

http://18thcubacaravan.blogspot.com/

http://www.ifconews.org

Videos:

- “Hágase la luz - Operación Milagro en países del Caribe”:

http://www.cubainformacion.tv/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1624&Itemid=86

- "Misión Milagro", Roberto Chile:

http://www.argenpress.info/nota.asp?num=039207&Source=RSS

- "Montaña de Luz":

http://www.dailymotion.com/CUBA_SOCIALISTA/video/x16bsr_13-montana-de-luz

http://www.rebelion.org/noticia.php?id=63029

- "Operación Milagro en Venezuela":

http://es.arcoiris.tv/modules.php?name=Unique&id=954

- "Médicos cubanos en el Himalaya":

http://www.cubainformacion.tv/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=292&Itemid=86

- "En las laderas del Himalaya":

http://www.rebelion.org/noticia.php?id=51397

http://www.argenpress.tv/aptv/video.asp?Numero=000009

posted by F Espinoza

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Renowned health care ?

29.05.2008 11:09

I've heard this fantasy of Cuba having lots of doctors before and it illustrates a fundamental lack of understanding between how countries like the UK and Cuba decide somebody has become a doctor. Those individuals in Cuba who are newly qualified doctors are the equivalent to a second year medical student in Europe.

The deaths that these so called doctors were responsible for in Southern Africa during the Cold War because of their lack of knowledge is only now coming to light.

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