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World Service,22 Dec 2000,13 mins

Cuban Healthcare

Health Talk

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Healthcare on Cuba where there is no shortage of doctors or nurses, but there is not enough equipment or medicine. Also on the programme, illness in Tehran, one of the most polluted cities in the world and reasons for obesity in California. This is a programme from the BBC World Service Archive and was originally broadcast in 2000.

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