Interesting, that’s pretty cool, never knew that about Cuba. Is that to ensure a workable labor force? Whereas, the US has a significantly larger (30x) population. Therefore, the labor force maybe isn’t as cared about or needed to such a degree?

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 days ago

I believe I read schooling there is free, so more doctors per capita is not limited by how rich your family is

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago

It is because they care about the population more than they care about profits, both for moral reasons and because the whole mandate of socialism is prioritizing democracy (and therefore the needs of your constituency) over capitalism