Once again the solidarity of Cuba grows towards difficulties; Ecuador is another litmus test, another way to show that there is no fear when it comes to saving others.
Browse on the pages of the development of the Cuban health system allows understanding how much progress has been made in the island on this regard, how worthy it has been the application of new concepts and ideas, achievements and adjusted to the experience accumulated during all these years of Revolution.
The difficulties faced by public health in the so-called special period after the collapse of the socialist bloc in Europe were left behind. Heroism and stoicism of scientists, doctors, technicians, researchers and workers in the branch actually transformed the chimera into reality and responded with successes to the strengthening of one of the most benefited sectors by the revolutionary triumph of 1959.
Today more than 50,000 doctors work in the country, which places the Greater Antilles as one of the best in the world in number of doctors per inhabitant. Cuban medical cooperation is present in 67 countries, with more than 50,000 employees; from them more 25,000 are doctors and about 65% are women.
40 brigades make up the contingent "Henry Reeve" 256 collaborators fought Ebola in Guinea Conakry, Sierra Leone and Liberia, these achievements are possible thanks to an indisputable truth: Cuba guarantees free and universal access to public health to all people.