Child Health: Current Situation and Perspectives. The Example of Cuba

Mauro Castelló González^1* & Imti Choonara²

¹Department of Paediatric Surgery, Camagüey Paediatric Hospital, Cuba
²Academic Unit of Child Health, University of Nottingham, Derbyshire Children’s Hospital, Derby, UK

Dr. Mauro Castelló González, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Camagüey Paediatric Hospital, Cuba.

Keywords: Child Health; Congenital Malformations; Ebola

Abstract

Child health varies significantly between countries and different regions. Child mortality is lowest in Europe and highest in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia [1]. There are however wide variations between different countries in the same region and also significant variations within countries. Socio-economic inequalities are a major determinant of health outcomes. The provision of universal health care is a major contributory factor to reducing inequalities and child mortality.

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