UN Praises Cuba's Fight Against Ebola and Science Gender Gap
UN Praises Cuba's Fight Against Ebola and Science Gender Gap
Published 12 November 2015 (16 hours 9 minutes ago)
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Cuban doctor Dania Rosa Alvero Pez examines a young patient at the Health Center in the state of Bahia,
north-eastern Brazil, November 18, 2013. | Photo: Reuters
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While scientific research continues to be a mans world, Cuba has almost closed the gender gap with 47 percent of womens participation.
A new United Nations report praised Cuba for its outstanding achievements in education and science on Wednesday, highlighting especially its medical efforts to combat the Ebola virus in several African countries.
Cuban health professionals played an honorable role in missions in West Africa, the UNESCO Science Report: Towards 2030 said, praising its medical solidarity that saved more than 400 lives and made sure the overall fatality rate did not exceed 24.4 percent.
The report also noted that Cuba is the Latin American country that devotes more than one percent of its Gross Domestic Product to higher education, with 4.47 percent, followed by Bolivia with 1.61 percent.
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