On this ocassion of Doctor's day, let us talk about a very unreal healthcare system that exists in our part of the universe. In that system, everybody has a family physician. Everything is free, totally free, no red tape can delay the implementation of a good health policy. They talk about prevention strongly, rather curing it.
It seems everything is upside down with respect to what we see in our country and even in so-called developed countries! Yes, we are talking about the healthcare system of Cuba, dreamed and conceived by the legendary rebel and physician Che Guevara, planned by the President Fidel Castro and implemented by doctors and healthcare providers working relentlessly in spite of stringent economic suppression by the USA. According to the WHO, Cuba provides a doctor for every 170 residents, (10 times than India where we have 1 doctor per 1700 patients!) and has the second…
