BMED 271 Lecture Notes - Lecture 92: Universal Design, Infant Mortality, Maternal Death
24 Dec 2019
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Key factors in the success of the cuban healthcare system: a model for successful healthcare in low resource settings, integration of public health, doctor-patient ratio, community health networks, central government support. Integration of public health: prevention and early intervention instead of disease management, this is more cost-effective. Doctor-patient ratio: high, spread throughout the population. Community health networks: doctors brought directly to communities. Central government support: commitment to healthcare, universal access to healthcare, health as a human right. Infant mortality rate ( per 1000 live births) Maternal mortality rate (per 100 000 live births) Deaths due to hiv/aids (per 100 000 inhabitants, anually) Hiv prevalence among adults 15+ (per 100, 000) General government expenditure on health as a percentage of total expenditure on health for 2004. Many health indicators exist where cuba surpasses the us. Lower hiv prevalence in cuba: travel restriction. Higher rates of immunization in cuba: americans have more flexibility in immunizing their children.
