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A patient rests after receiving treatment for a future eye surgery at the Ramon Pando Ferrer ophthalmology hospital in Havana
08 Apr 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A patient rests after receiving treatment for a future eye surgery at the Ramon Pando Ferrer ophthalmology hospital in Havana April 8, 2009. The health system built by Cuba's leader Fidel Castro's government is giving free treatment to thousands of patients and has produced results on a par with rich nations using meagre resources of a developing country. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa (CUBA HEALTH SOCIETY)
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A patient rests after receiving treatment for a future eye surgery at the Ramon Pando Ferrer ophthalmology hospital in Havana April 8, 2009. The health system built by Cuba's leader Fidel ...


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