Harsh US sanctions push Cuba’s healthcare system to breaking point | People & Power Documentary

Cuba's healthcare system was once a paragon, held up as an example of what was possible in the developing world. But all that has changed. Harsh US sanctions, reimposed by the first Trump administration, are making it difficult, if not impossible, for healthcare workers to access the drugs and equipment they need. Although designed to apply political pressure to the communist government, in reality, the sanctions hurt civilians the most. The infant mortality rate is rising, and life expectancy is falling.

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A film by Ed Augustin and Reed Lindsay with Belly of the Beast
Producer : Daniel Montero
DOP : Alfredo Lazcano Valera
Editor : René Alejandro Díaz Rodríguez
Finishing Editor : Jameel Hodzic
Sound mixing : Linus Bergman
Colour grading : Kishore Kanchan
Graphics : Merve Urkan - Abdulrahman Yousef Khaledi
Digital Producer : Riham Mansour
Producer : Amy Anderson
Production Executive : Ciara Richmond
Executive : Producer : Alexandra Pauliat

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