¡Salud!

One of the people that made this film, Lissa Wienmann, just spoke at my college. American's are completely ignorant about Cuba (not that it is their fault, they are just not informed). Cuban culture can teach Americans a lot of valuable things. Cuba's best attributes are America's worst (healthcare and education). Cuba has a lot to offer the U.S.; hopefully our governments can start negotiations and start helping each other.

This makes me want to cry. Cuba also has a great organic agricultural system where a large percentage of food is grown locally to where it is consumed. No wonder Bush won't let us visit Cuba. It would set off a revolution.

I've seen this film many times. It's great. Regarding Cuba's health care system, facts speak for themselves.

Hmmmm,,you Fud.I have many rebuttals but Fud fits the best.

Responding to a terribly inaccurate and biased ABC TV Report on Cuban health care (and indirectly to the bunch of malicious people posting misinformation about Cuba's unquestionable achievements in health care) a large group of most distinguished American doctors and healthcare professionals who have been to Cuba to work on many occasions, prepared an angry letter of rebuttal. EXCERPTS from the letter, marked ONE to SIX, hopefully appear below. Search for this in HuffingtonpostDOTcom.

ONE Cuba's health statistics are not "made up" by government officials to portray a false, glowing picture of public health.... The 20/20 piece dismisses the validity of statistics from the United Nations and the World Health Organization because they come from Cuban health officials, but Mr. Stossel fails to mention that this is how UN statistics are gathered from all countries.

TWO "Cuba's economic problems during the 1990s resulted in the physical deterioration of many of its hospitals. However, 52 of these hospitals are now undergoing needed repairs and remodeling. Although Mr. Moore and his 9/11 responders did go to one of the refurbished facilities, this hospital serves 156,000 people living in one of Havana's most overcrowded neighborhoods. It is not a hospital reserved for government elites or foreigners."

THREE "The claim that Cuban women are commonly subjected to forced abortions is patently false. By law, abortion in Cuba is accessible and free. But for years, abortion rates have been dropping, not climbing. When congenital malformations occur during pregnancy, women are informed of their options and permitted to make a personal decision, as they are in many other countries."

FOUR "In fact, entire facilities such as the Children's Heart Center in Havana and a national network of special schools are dedicated to children who are born with congenital problems. "When it comes to health care, Cuba manages to do a lot with a little, scoring comparably with the United States on many health indicators at a fraction of the cost."

FIVE "A Gallup Poll conducted last year revealed that 96 percent of Cuban citizens said they had regular access to health care, no matter who they were or what their income. We urge ABC NEWS to correct the false statements and impressions presented in Mr. Stossel's report."