Cuba: Health Under Sanction

Cuba’s healthcare system was once a parody of what was possible in developing nations. However, nothing has changed. Healthcare workers are putting in a lot of strain on the US because of the harsh US sanctions that the first Trump administration imposed, if not impossible, to get the drugs and equipment they need. Although the sanctions were intended to put political pressure on the communist government, they actually hurt people the most. Life expectancy is declining, and infant mortality rates are rising.