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Doctor shortage closes dispensaries in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, August 24 (Adrián
Leiva, Grupo Decoro / www.cubanet.org) -
Most medical dispensaries in the area served
by the Antonio Maceo polyclinic in El Cerro
are closed or operate only a few hours a
week due to the shortage of doctors.
Observers attributed the shortage to the
recent mass shipment of as many as 10,000
Cuban physicians to Venezuela, now compounded
by the traditional summer vacation period.
The Antonio Maceo polyclinic serves an
area where approximately 15,000 people live.
The areas known as Palatino, Casino Deportivo,
Martí, and Santa Catalina, are included
in its service area.
The available doctors are reportedly rotating
between dispensaries, managing to keep them
open four hours a week.
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