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Cuba reorganizes family doctor program
Reuters/Miami Herald, April 10, 2008
Under a major reform of Cuba's vaunted free healthcare system, President Raul Castro's government will close more than half of Cuba's family doctor offices and boost staffing at the rest. The overhaul of one of the pillars of the health system came in response to public complaints, according to sources.
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