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Health care in Cuba follows the model of [[socialized medicine]]; all doctors are employees of the government, and the government does not charge citizens for health care, though many believe the services provided are alarmingly inferior for anyone but the party elite. [[Fred Thompson]] wrote:
Health care in Cuba follows the model of [[socialized medicine]]; all doctors are employees of the government, and the government does not charge citizens for health care, though many believe the services provided are alarmingly inferior for anyone but the party elite. [[Fred Thompson]] wrote:
:Castro won't allow observers in to monitor his nation's true state, but defectors tell us that many Cubans live with permanent malnutrition and long waits for even basic medical services. Many treatments we take for granted aren't available at all -- except to the Communist elite or foreigners with dollars. For them, Castro keeps "show" clinics equipped with the best medicines and technologies available.<ref>http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FredThompson/2007/05/03/the_myth_of_cuban_health_care&Comments=true</ref>
:Castro won't allow observers in to monitor his nation's true state, but defectors tell us that many Cubans live with permanent malnutrition and long waits for even basic medical services. Many treatments we take for granted aren't available at all -- except to the Communist elite or foreigners with dollars. For them, Castro keeps "show" clinics equipped with the best medicines and technologies available.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FredThompson/2007/05/03/the_myth_of_cuban_health_care&Comments=true|title=The myth of Cuban health care|author=Fred Thompson|date=2007-05-03|accessdate=2007-08-14|language=English|format=HTML|work=Townhall.com}}</ref>
The country's chief neurosurgeon, [[Hilda Morina]], publicly protested the government's role in the deterioration of the health care system.
===Education===
===Education===
According to the CIA World Factbook, the education system has achieved a 97% [[literacy]] rate on the island.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html|work=Central Intelligence Agency The World Factbook|title=Cuba|accessdate=2007-08-14|date=2007-07-19|language=English|format=HTML}}</ref>
According to the CIA World Factbook, the education system has achieved a 97% [[literacy]] rate on the island.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html|work=Central Intelligence Agency The World Factbook|title=Cuba|accessdate=2007-08-14|date=2007-07-19|language=English|format=HTML}}</ref>