Jerry M. Spiegel and Annalee Yassi "Lessons from the margins of globalization: appreciating the Cuban health paradox" in Journal of Public Health Policy, Volume 25, Number 1, 2004, pp. 85–110(26)online. "Patients pay for drugs, hearing, dental, and orthopedic prostheses, wheelchairs, crutches, and similar items but prices are low and subsidized by the state; and in the case of low-income patients, these items are offered free of charge"
Snow, Anita (2 July 2007). "Living on Cuban Food Ration Isn't Easy". Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-05-04.; United States Department of Agriculture, "Cuba's Food & Agriculture Situation Report"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 2013-11-05.. The Post article says that the government estimates that the ration meets about 1/3 of a person's food requirement; but the USDA Report (p 24 of the.pdf) says the ration meets roughly 2/3, although estimates vary.
Snow, Anita (2 July 2007). "Living on Cuban Food Ration Isn't Easy". Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-05-04.; United States Department of Agriculture, "Cuba's Food & Agriculture Situation Report"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 2013-11-05.. The Post article says that the government estimates that the ration meets about 1/3 of a person's food requirement; but the USDA Report (p 24 of the.pdf) says the ration meets roughly 2/3, although estimates vary.
These are the probability of dying between birth and age one, per 1000 live births. World Health Organization, World Health Statistics 2009, Table 1, "Mortality and burden of disease." Retrieved 2009-07-01
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Snow, Anita (2 July 2007). "Living on Cuban Food Ration Isn't Easy". Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-05-04.; United States Department of Agriculture, "Cuba's Food & Agriculture Situation Report"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 2013-11-05.. The Post article says that the government estimates that the ration meets about 1/3 of a person's food requirement; but the USDA Report (p 24 of the.pdf) says the ration meets roughly 2/3, although estimates vary.
