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Re: [xmca] Infant Mortality - Cuba and others

Health care for expectant mothers, enough food to eat, the chance to live to
the ripe old age of 40? Lets call those human rights. And reflect on what
that means.
mike

On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 4:45 PM, Armando Perez <armandop@uclv.edu.cu> wrote:

> Excuse me.....you can be right.
>
> Armando
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Gabosch" <stevegabosch@me.com>
> To: "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 6:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [xmca] Infant Mortality - Cuba and others
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>
> Ulvi, thank you for your note and link on this.  It got me looking for
> a few minutes at the Wikipedia on infant mortality rates, a
> traditional measurement for modern social progress, and reflecting on
> what "4.8 per 1000" really means.  It means a lot!  And to me, Cuba's
> accomplishment means even more than just the many, many lives saved.
> Cuba's accomplishment also points to new ways of understanding,
> creating and practicing medical care as a fundamental human right for
> all.
>
> - Steve
>
>
> On Jan 4, 2010, at 3:08 AM, ulvi icil wrote:
>
>  http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2010/01/04/nacional/artic02.html
>>
>> In my country, this rate was 67 per 1000 in 1990 ! In 2007 , it
>> dropped to
>> 27 per 1000.
>>
>> In 1960, it was 37.3 per 1000 in Cuba !
>>
>> Today, 4.8 per 1000
>>
>> Ulvi
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