The economic blockade. Its impact on public health in Cuba

Authors

  • Magdiel Rodríguez Labrada Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • José Ignacio Rey Mugica Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Lázaro Sarduy Bermúdez Clínica Estomatológica de Especialidades “Victoria de Santa Clara”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

public health/economics

Abstract

Since April 1960, before being officially declared the economic blockade against Cuba, a State Department report stated: "... The only permissible means to alienate internal support is through disenchantment and discouragement based on dissatisfaction and economic hardship ... any means should be used primarily to weaken the economic life of Cuba. A course of action that would have the greatest impact is denying money and supplies to Cuba to reduce the real income thereby causing starvation, desperation and the overthrow of the government”. Based on the above mentioned, an investigation is conducted about how the economic blockade has affected the Cuban health in each of its different fields and areas, with a strong statistical and economic analysis, defined by medical specialty and academic training.

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Author Biographies

Magdiel Rodríguez Labrada, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Residente de Otorrinolaringología. Profesor Instructor de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

José Ignacio Rey Mugica, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Especialista de I Grado en Otorrinolaringología.

Lázaro Sarduy Bermúdez, Clínica Estomatológica de Especialidades “Victoria de Santa Clara”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Estomatología General Integral. Máster en Urgencias Estomatológicas. Residente de Periodoncia.

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Rodríguez Labrada M, Rey Mugica JI, Sarduy Bermúdez L. The economic blockade. Its impact on public health in Cuba. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2011 Jul. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 19];5(3):24. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/588

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2011): July-Septembre. Special Issue of Hospital Scientifics Event

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Abstracts

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