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DesideriScuri -> RE: Medical tourism....to Cuba (2/18/2015 2:43:06 PM)
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ORIGINAL: slvemike4u
No mention of cosmetic or gender type procedures in the article.....and I'm not so sure that this would be an area of which Cuban facilities are set up to deal with.
The article does mention how Castro and the revolution made medical care a priority upon assuming power in '59....Cuba has exported medical expertise for years to third world countries.
Could it be that they got this one issue right ?
I mean think about it,with the embargo and all Cuba has remained a poor country,yet they have been exporting Doctors abroad for decades.They do seem to have the pipeline of new,well trained doctors flowing nicely .
Maybe you need to read your articles better, Mike.
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Cuba made health care a priority after its 1959 revolution, and it has earned a reputation for providing good, mostly free care to its people. Thousands of Cuban doctors also work abroad, in Venezuela, Brazil and other developing countries, in an exchange that provides the government of President Raúl Castro with hard currency or goods, such as oil, in return.
Mr. Edelheit said Cuban health care would be likely to appeal to some Americans because the island is so close, about an hour’s flight from Miami to Havana.
But for now, the most popular destinations for Americans who travel abroad for health care are Canada, the United Kingdom, Israel, Singapore and Costa Rica, according to a study by the Medical Tourism Association. It found that some of the most common procedures included spinal, weight-loss and cosmetic surgery, and cancer treatment.
While Cuban health care is generally considered at least good, or excellent, people aren't going to be going there specifically for the quality of care.
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David McBain, 47, a Toronto landscaper who fractured his spine in a car accident, went to Cuba three times last year for extensive physical therapy.
“The physiotherapists and the doctors are extremely knowledgeable and well trained in Cuba, and you just can’t beat the price,” Mr. McBain said. “The price is a fraction of what it would be in Canada or the U.S. for a therapist.”
Mr. McBain, who is partly paralyzed and uses a wheelchair, said he was treated for several weeks during each visit at a Havana facility. He said the treatment in Cuba cost about $200 a day, which includes about six hours of physical therapy daily, a comfortable room and board. Canada’s national health system does not provide for the type of therapy he needs, he said, and a private neurological physical therapist would charge about $93 an hour.
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