It was always my understanding that while Cuba lacks a lot of things that many other countries take for granted, that the quality of its doctors was outstanding. I even remember seeing this mentioned in the newspaper at the beginning of the pandemic.
Is this not true, or no longer true? Have I been under a false impression for all this time?
Annecdotal evidence, but an acquintance of mine (who is an MD) encountered Cuban "doctors" in South America and wasn't impressed at all.
> I even remember seeing this mentioned in the newspaper at the beginning of the pandemic.
The thing is that Cuba made a lot of claims about their handling of the pandemic, but as with every communist country out there it's hard to really know what's really going on.
Sure isn't.
Food and medicine shortages due to COVID-19 caused the biggest anti Castro regime protests since the 90's [0] [1]. Thanks to the communist regime people are back to starvation. Even the government was forced to acknowledge it because it got so big.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Cuban_protests
[1] https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/11/americas/cuba-protests/index....
Certainly the economy took a hit, and this is true everywhere in the world, but starvation? I'd like to see a source for that, as you haven't provided any. Typically, what happens in situations where island countries cannot acquire foreign currency, is that they cannot import specialty foods, and have to rely on local, low-quality and repetitive sources of nutrition. But it is very unlikely for actual starvation to happen.
Are you saying that since we know that Chinese statistics are accurate, Cuban statistics must also be?
Posting history suggest that poster references this study pretty frequently.
Incredibly disingenuous to assume everyone that disagrees with you (and with factual data noless) is a bot/shill
Nothing about Cuba, so nothing factual here.
Wuhan had a lot of international observer since it was the birthplace of the pandemic (and China had to save face and show it was in control).
I would be curious to see similar credible data for Cuba.
Where is the factual data about Cuba in this study?
Assuming you've read it, and you know where it is, please give people a hint.
Beyond that, given the fact that both of them used very similar tactics, we would expect similar results.
People. Don't. Click. On. Links.
And if they do, they sure don't read them.
I can't be bothered to read a study promoted by someone who has shown no evidence at all of reading it yet.
I have read the study hence why I posted it (couldn't find a study of similar rigor for Cuba specifically). This study sufficiently shows the point I'm trying to make.
To say I didn't read the link to a study I posted is a bit rude no?
Also, assuming we have perfect faith in Chinese government statistics and Cuban government statistics...
Nevertheless, the wild variations in Covid experiences between countries and controversy over why it happened, make me think it is a useless yardstick.
I think nothing. Cuban is an authoritarian government that uses it's healthcare for propaganda. It has all the incentives to lie and AFAIK none of these claims are verified by independent parties parties. Regardless of political system it's a poor embargoed island and it's easier to believe that they are gaming the metrics than really providing better health outcomes.
The former has access to foreign currency with a real value. The later can hope to maybe get an exit visa (the government will loan it's "doctors" to foreign regimes in exchange for real currencies).