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Joseph Mutti wrote from Havana in June 1999, “The government undertook extensive
efforts to learn more about transmission of the virus and to discover a cure. It wasn’t until
the early 1990s that officials felt enough was known to end the quarantine and focus on
public information, education and prevention.”
Cuba began an out-patient pilot reintegration project in 1993 that proved successful.
(Aguilera)
Those who left the sanatoria received ambulatory care that included regular doctor’s
care, visits to specialists and dietary supplements—all free. (medicc.org)
However, the Denver Post concluded in February 2003, “Today, 48 percent of those
who are HIV-positive or have AIDS choose to live in the 16 sanatoriums around Cuba.”
(Aguilera)
56 Rainbow Solidarity in Defense of Cuba