August 18:

In corner #1: Cuba, wearing red, white, and blue. Ranked #39 by the World Health Organization; spending $251 per person annually; health care for all; a life expectancy of 77.6 years, and an infant mortality rate of 6.2 (rate of infant deaths per thousand).

In corner #2: the United States, wearing red, white, and blue. Ranked #37 by the World Health Organization; spending $7,092 per person annually; 48 million people uninsured; a life expectancy of 77.5 years, and an infant mortality rate of 6.8.

3:00 PM Saturday, August 18 in San Francisco

At 474 Valencia, San Francisco, The Centro del Pueblo at 16th St.
(1/2 block north of 16th ST, 1 block to 16th BART, buses 26 Valencia, 22 on 16th, 14, 33, & 49 at 16th & Mission ) (map)

Speakers:

• Richard Quint, M.D., Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Emeritus, UCSF, member of California Physicians Alliance. Frequent visitor to Cuba visitor since 1978.
• Bill Martinez, Esq., an attorney specializing in US–Cuba exchanges, arranged and represented Michael Moore in the Cuba segment of the movie SiCKO . Attorney Martinez was also a patient in SiCKO, receiving health care for a hip and back problem.

Sponsored by the California Universal Health Care Organizing Project

For more information: call 415-695-7891, email info@singlepayernow.net or go to www.SinglePayerNow.net/archive/us-cuba-helathcare