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on Wednesday July 01 2015, @08:39PM
from the they-are-thinking-of-the-children! dept.
from the they-are-thinking-of-the-children! dept.
The BBC reports
Cuba has successfully eliminated mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The head of the WHO, Dr Margaret Chan, called it one of the greatest public health achievements possible. It follows years of efforts to give pregnant women early access to prenatal care, testing and drugs to stop these diseases passing from mother to child.
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In Cuba, according to the available official data, less than 2% of children whose mothers have HIV are born with the virus - the lowest rate possible with the available prevention methods.
Untreated, they have a 15-45% chance of transmitting the virus to their children during pregnancy, labour, delivery or breastfeeding.
Kudos to Cuba!
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Cuba Cuts Mother-to-Child HIV Transmissions to 2%
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(Score: 2) by Jiro on Thursday July 02 2015, @06:11AM
Even if it is actually true, it proves very little. Dictatorships, not being subject to the free market, can always pick one arbitrary facet of their society, spend disproportionately on it even if their overall economy is a shambles, and point to its success as evidence of the great benefits of their dictatorship. That's part of the reason (aside from massive cheating with steroids) why East Germany got such successes at the Olympics, for instance, and why North Korea can build huge architectural projects.
(Score: 2) by monster on Friday July 03 2015, @05:17PM
It may be a shock to you, but Cuba has free elections, and even candidates of the opposition [foxnews.com] recognising them to be fair.
It's not so black and white as it's usually shown.