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Cuba’s
Public Health System to Improve Lifetime Quality Both accomplishments and commitment to improve the people’s lifetime quality are priorities for Cuba’s Public Health System due to country’s political willingness, qualified and efficient strategies in relation to human resources affirmed to website Cubasi.com Dr. Suiberto Hechavarria, Premier Vice-President in the realm. He referred to a number of organizational changes in process particularly in connection with providing first-aid services giving rise to the Family’s Doctor and Nurse Program implemented here since 1984 under curing and preventive principles and available to all citizens. Also a regular presentation of new rehabilitation treatments at polyclinics only compared with those operating at leading health institutions in developed countries, as well as ophthalmology and X-rays, conducting staff training at hospitals and municipal level health centers alike were spotlighted by the island’s health vice-president. He
pointed out this year some 100 000 surgical operations including minimal
access ones were carried out. ¨ The amount this year exceeds the
one reached a year ago ¨ . Vaccination program against 13 different
preventable diseases has been already ensured. According to preliminary data by the end of the present year child’s mortality rate will be at 6,4 in every thousand born alive, lower than last year. Since 1960 – at the time medical collaboration mission started abroad – up to date over 54 000 health specialists have worked in 94 countries through which child mortality rate was visibly lowered in addition to restraining infectious-contagious diseases like dengue, parasitism and malaria among them. "Consolidate in 2004 what has been accomplished is a key goal toward health excellence", concluded him. (Taken from: Cubasi)
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