http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/5232628.stm
The BBC reports that a British select committee traveled to Cuba in 2001 to evaluate the medical system and returned with a favorable report.
Now they think Tony Blair should get over himself and take note of Cuba's system.
But if they traveled today, they would surely find the system under tremendous stress. The government is exporting much of it to jump start a high value economy.
And the report doesn't tell us for what years these numbers are, but they are interesting:
If you want quick proof of how well all this works, consider Cuba's health indicators.
Its life expectancy and infant mortality rates are pretty much the same as the USA's. Its doctor-to-patient ratios stand comparison to any country in Western Europe.
Its annual total health spend per head, however, comes in at $251; just over a tenth of the UK's.
