Marx Was Right

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TIL, for over 20 years, Cuba has been aiding and treating more than 18,000 children affected by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, for free.

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“Recreation under the tropical sun is as much a part of the cure as the medical treatment. Oliva says: “We have a microclimate here that is highly beneficial.” Che Guevara, during his asthma attacks, was taken to Tarara for recovery. Some of the children are orphans, or come from poor families who cannot afford medical treatment at home. “Ukraine now has a capitalist economy and for most of the families these kinds of treatments are very costly. Here, thanks to the revolution, we can provide everything for free,” says Oliva.”