Child Health in Cuba
Frank Varona Rodriguez 1, Nacyra Bonet Lopez 2 and Imti Choonara 3*
1 Children's Hospital, Camaguey, Cuba
2 Department of Provincial Health, Camaguey, Cuba
3 Academic Division of Child Health, United Kingdom
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: imti.choonara{at}nottingham.ac.uk.
Accepted 23 April 2008
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It is widely recognised that health care in Cuba is at a high level and that child health, in particular, is excellent1. This is illustrated by data from the World Health Organization (WHO) in its report World Health Statistics 20072 and UNICEF in its report The State of the World's Children 20063. Table 1 shows mortality rates for neonates, infants and children under the age of 5 (U5MR) for Cuba and three of its nearest neighbours who all have a higher standard of living as well as the UK and the USA.
