| A short account of the state of Cuba's public health services at the time of the revolution (1958)is presented, and attention is drawn to the extreme neglect of rural areas that characterized this period. The provisions of the Social Security Law No. 1100 (1963) are listed and are followed by a discussion of the powers and functions of the Ministry of Health and its subordinate departments and dependent bodies. Details of the present public health service network are given, and special reference is made to the hospital service and to the meetings of various committees and boards engaged in the supervision of hospital organization and management. In conclusion, a brief account is given of preventive medicine, public hygiene, and public health finance under the present system. (Modified author abstract.) |