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DESCRIPTION:Presented by the  Reel Work Labor Film Festival, \nApril 25 - May 11.  Full 
 schedule at www.reelwork.org\n\nand by the  “Better World is Possible” 
 film series \n\nAdmission by voluntary donation\n\nAgainst the backdrop of 
 deteriorating and absent healthcare in even the richest countries, ¡Salud! 
 tells the story of a cash-strapped country with one of the  best healthcare 
 systems in the world -- Cuba!  \n\n¡Salud! provides a rare glimpse into 
 the Latin American Medical School in Havana where 12,000 low income 
 students from 27 countries, including nearly 100 from the US,  receive a 
 free medical education.\n\n This uplifting film opens in South Africa 
 showing Cuban doctors working there.  In Honduras where the IMF has 
 mandated healthcare budget cuts, Cuban doctors serve indigenous 
 communities.  In contrast, in Gambia we see government taking the lead to 
 bring health care to all, with the help of Cuban doctors.  In Venezuela we 
 go into barrios on the hillsides of Caracas and into river settlements in 
 the Amazon, where a Cuban doctor is often the only doctor these communities 
 have ever seen. \n\nThis film challenges us to reflect on the larger 
 questions: Do governments have a responsibility to serve their citizens?  
 In today’s world, with so many diseases preventable, shouldn’t every 
 person have the right to basic healthcare? \n\n We can learn a lot from our 
 neighbor to the south!   \nBring your questions!  Our speaker, Dawn Gable, 
 has lived and worked in Cuba and seen the Healthcare System first-hand.   
 She is well qualified to expand on the film, and answer your questions.  
 Cuba equals or surpasses the US on various measurements of health, and 
 nearly 30,000 Cuban doctors already serve in 68 other 
 countries!\n\n¡Salud! , 93 minutes, is directed by Academy Award nominee 
 Connie Field.  For extensive and in-depth articles on US Health Issues, 
 Global Health Issues, Cuban Health System, and the Latin American Medical 
 School in Havana, including how to apply, go to  www.saludthefilm.net \n\n 
 \nAdmission by voluntary Donation\n\nSponsored by the Reel Work Labor Film 
 Festival  and \nthe “Better World is Possible” film series \n\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/04/18/18401136.php
SUMMARY:Salud! the film, and Speaker on Healthcare in Cuba
LOCATION:Live Oak Grange\n1900 17th Ave.\nSanta Cruz\n(a block north of Capitola 
 Rd.)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/04/18/18401136.php
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