UN Praises Cuba's Fight Against Ebola and Science Gender Gap

[Judi Lynn]

UN Praises Cuba's Fight Against Ebola and Science Gender Gap
Published 12 November 2015 (16 hours 9 minutes ago)


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Cuban doctor Dania Rosa Alvero Pez examines a young patient at the Health Center in the state of Bahia,
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While scientific research continues to be a man’s world, Cuba has almost closed the gender gap with 47 percent of women’s participation.

A new United Nations report praised Cuba for its outstanding achievements in education and science on Wednesday, highlighting especially its medical efforts to combat the Ebola virus in several African countries.

Cuban health professionals played an “honorable” role in missions in West Africa, the UNESCO Science Report: Towards 2030 said, praising its medical solidarity that saved more than 400 lives and made sure the overall fatality rate did not exceed 24.4 percent.

The report also noted that Cuba is the Latin American country that devotes more than one percent of its Gross Domestic Product to higher education, with 4.47 percent, followed by Bolivia with 1.61 percent.

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http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/UN-Praises-Cubas-Fight-Against-Ebola-and-Science-Gender-Gap-20151111-0047.html

[Mika]

1. Good universal healthcare, eliminating the gender gap - clear hallmarks of a brutal dictatorship.

Freedom is measured by school mass murders, guns, police brutality, anti-gay legislation, and foreign military interventions.

[riverbendviewgal]

2. So nice to know this

I love going to Cuba. I will be seeing the beautiful beaches next year.

The people are so nice
Thanks for article.