Thanks to the significant progress that has reached medical care in Cuba and the international prestige of Cuban medicine in the early treatment of many diseases that affect significantly internationally, and whose treatment is extremely expensive, Cuba today is an important place for the practice of health tourism in the world.
These potentials were widely recognized by the American newspaper The New York Times on Wednesday 18 February, when a reporter determined that "physiotherapists and Cuban doctors are very knowledgeable and very well prepared", but also the cost of medical intervention in Cuba was only "a fraction of the price it would cost in Canada or the United States", both developed countries with high human development indices.
In keeping with the recent talks between Washington and Havana, where they have handled both nations concerning migration issues, a strong point in bilateral relations could be in the future authorization from tourism health travel once Cuba meets the weird quality of provide quality services at a lower cost than most developed countries in this field and just 90 miles from its shores.
Although the laws imposed by Obama today do not provide special licenses for these purposes and it is very difficult for a US access these services in Cuba, interest in this practice is reflected not only in the people themselves who need medical care , but also in health institutions in the United States who could make good use of the experience and knowledge of Cuban human capital in the country.
These potentials were widely recognized by the American newspaper The New York Times on Wednesday 18 February, when a reporter determined that "physiotherapists and Cuban doctors are very knowledgeable and very well prepared", but also the cost of medical intervention in Cuba was only "a fraction of the price it would cost in Canada or the United States", both developed countries with high human development indices.
In keeping with the recent talks between Washington and Havana, where they have handled both nations concerning migration issues, a strong point in bilateral relations could be in the future authorization from tourism health travel once Cuba meets the weird quality of provide quality services at a lower cost than most developed countries in this field and just 90 miles from its shores.
Although the laws imposed by Obama today do not provide special licenses for these purposes and it is very difficult for a US access these services in Cuba, interest in this practice is reflected not only in the people themselves who need medical care , but also in health institutions in the United States who could make good use of the experience and knowledge of Cuban human capital in the country.
