The Central Cira García Clinical Center in Havana.
Historically, Cuban doctors have had an excellent reputation, for the high quality of services provided to patients. They are appreciated for their knowledge, kindness and clinical certainty.
Supporting this claim is an interesting fact: In 1957, a United States Department of State Report noted that Cuba ranked third in Latin America and was ahead of European countries such as the UK and Finland, in terms of doctors and dentists per capita: and not only in numbers, they excelled in quality as well. During the 1940´s and 1950´s, many Americans traveled to Havana to receive both medical and dental treatment.
Currently, and in line with tradition, Cuba is still recognized internationally as a destination for health, because patients have many medical options with high quality and better prices. Health tourism is one of the island´s most important areas of exchange of goods and services with the rest of the world, receiving patients from Canda, Italy, Angola, Mexico, Peru, Germany, The Dominican Republic, Ecuador and to a lesser extent, even the United States.
Institutions dedicated to health tourism, including Cira García Central Clinic, offer treatment for Alopecia Universal, Psoriasis, Retinitis Pigmentosa, bone lengthening (by 10 centimeters), Vitiligo, addiction treatment, neurological care and aesthetic and cosmetic reconstructive surgery, among other services.
The clinic has also developed valuable products for the country such as skin cancer fighting medicines, an antibody preparation for lung cancer patients that has a "tremendous improvement" in quality of life, and most recently, Vidatox, a cancer therapy based on the properties of scorpion venom.
Web sites: www.cubamedica.com - www.cubandhealth.com
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