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Topic: Cuban health care

In this March 27, 2014 photo, Omar Fernandez, a Cuban doctor, examines a patient at a medical center in the Petare shanty town of Caracas, Venezuela. Cuban doctors offer free emergency, ophthalmology and pediatric care, as well as minimally invasive surgical procedures. Some also minister to gunshot victims and drug and alcohol addicts. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) (AP)

Many owe their lives to Cuba

Stephen Bartlett - Alternet