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BlueWavePsych

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2. Cuba essentially exported their surplus of socialized medical talent and did a lot of good.

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Thu Oct 29, 2020, 06:25 PM

Oct 2020

A predecessor had invited the Cubans five years earlier to help care for more than 60 million people, mostly in small communities in the Amazon basin, many of whom had never before seen a doctor. Academic studies reported high levels of patient satisfaction and reduced infant mortality rates. The Pan-American Health Organization oversaw the Cuban doctors in Brazil and promoted their work as a model; the Obama administration raised no objection.

A lot of countries with high education throughput, but low income, have their human resources as their export. Think of nurses from the Philippines or African countries. Regardless, by pulling those doctors and nurses, the negative impact on South America was significant, particularly in this pandemic.

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How Trump and Bolsonaro drove out 10,000 Cuban doctors and nurses. [View all] BlueWavePsych Oct 2020 OP

So they found one gripe and turned it into a disaster underpants Oct 2020 #1

Cuba essentially exported their surplus of socialized medical talent and did a lot of good. BlueWavePsych Oct 2020 #2

This is terrible. underpants Oct 2020 #3

Cuban medical specialists are known for skill worldwide appalachiablue Oct 2020 #4