This article will be released in full online January 31, 2022. Despite Cuba's advantages—due to its free, universal public health system and its capacity for…
The troubles of Cuba s demography
The troubles of Cuba s demography
Havana, May 11 (Prensa Latina) Decrease in fertility, increase in life expectancy at birth and migrations place Cuba in the middle of a demographic storm and force the Government to think of alternatives to counteract its effects.
The fact that fertility rate (average number of children per woman) is far from exceeding the 2.1 necessary for an adequate replacement every year since 1979 set off alarms, as this means that a pyramid of stable population is not guaranteed.
An article by the Center for Demographic Studies of the University of Havana (CEDEM) considered the high levels of schooling and incorporation of women, in addition to economic difficulties and limited access to housing as determining elements of said index.
Cuba applies monetary overhaul with social protection
Cuba applies monetary overhaul with social protection
Havana, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) Social protection, particularly for the most vulnerable sectors, is currently a priority of the monetary overhaul in Cuba despite the removal of undue gratuitousness and excessive subsidies. Since January 1, this complex and transcendental economic transformation has been underway with a monetary and exchange rate unification and actions aimed at favoring the updating of the economic model and essential for carrying out other tasks outlined in the country s economic and social strategy.
As government authorities and party members have reiterated, everything will be done with the greatest attachment to social justice that characterizes the Cuban socialist system, with aid to the needy and for which 30 billion pesos are available.