Despite far fewer resources, Cuba produces the highest # of doctors per capita in the world by prioritizing healthcare.
That surplus allows Cuba to send thousands of doctors to underserved communities across the Global South-something the U.S. has long tried to undermine.
“Because it’s the main source of hard currency traditionally for Cuba, the U.S. has decided to destroy Cuban medical internationalism,” John Kirk, author of Healthcare Without Borders: Understanding Cuban Medical Internationalism, told Belly of the Beast.