The US attack on Cuba's health.
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چکیده
EN MARS 1997, l’American Association of World Health (AAWH) a publié un rapport au sujet de l’impact qu’a eu, sur les soins de santé à Cuba, l’embargo commercial imposé par les États-Unis. Dans ce numéro, le Dr Robin Williams fait part de ses observations comme membre d’une délégation d’experts médicaux qui ont visité Cuba pour vérifier les constatations de l’AAWH (page 291). Elle décrit un système de soins de santé auparavant impressionnant qui est assiégé par les pénuries de médicaments et les pannes d’équipement, ainsi que l’état de santé de la population qui est miné par le manque d’aliments et d’eau propre en quantité suffisante. En mai 1997, le Département d’État des États-Unis a publié un bref rapport pour réfuter les constatations de l’AAWH. Dans cet éditorial, l’auteur analyse le rapport du Département d’État et conclut qu’un grand nombre des affirmations qu’il contient sont trompeuses ou fausses. Il soutient que ces renseignements erronés équivalent à une dissimulation des effets directs et dévastateurs que l’embargo américain a eus sur l’état de santé de la population cubaine.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
دوره 157 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997