COMM 160 SOLMAN Name: SYED FOYSOL ISLAM

READING TEST #3（5%） Marks_____/ 50 ÷ 10 = _____/5

Answer the following questions on "What Cuba Can Teach Canada" (pp. 424-426)
 Answer all questions directly and completely in grammatically correct sentences.
 Explain your answers in your own words. Do not copy from the reading—except for brief quotes.
 The mark values for each question are indicated after the question.
 Each answer will be marked for completeness, clarity, and grammatical correctness.
 Be sure to follow the length requirement for each question.

1. In ONE sentence, develop a thesis statement for the main point of this article— two sentences with
semicolon in between is permitted. /5

Cuban approaches to vaccinations and health care to control infectious diseases is world famous; although
Canada is a world leader in health services however it can implement some aspect of the Cuban model in order
to ensure vaccination safety through personal immunization records for all its citizens.

2. Describe what is being pointed out in the article and what can ‘Cuba teach Canada’? Provide details to
contrast the two countries. Answer in 3 to 6 sentences. /15

As because Cuba takes approaches to control infectious diseases through vaccinations, as a consequence it has
not had a single reported case of measles since 1993, nor rubella since 1989, five cases of mumps have been
reported since 2000, and pertussis has not been reported since 1994(Bowne, 2015,p.424). In contrast, Canada
has had 2,203 cases of measles, at least 1,529 cases of mumps, and 21,292 cases of pertussis reported since
1990. Furthermore, one of the most innovative aspects of Cuban public health system is its emphasis on vaccine
education starts from an early age at school through to graduation whereas something that’s lacking in Canada.
Another point is that, Cuba’s immunization successes to the higher number of doctors in the country and their
deep relationships with community groups, the government; and there is approximately one doctor for every
200 Cubans compared to one doctors for every 476 Canadians(Bowne, 2015,p.425). Moreover, Cuba’s family
doctor and nurse program lies at the heart of the country’s health care system, their mandate is geared toward
preventive instead of curative-medicine as they cannot afford to treat illness as they come up and they ensure a
point of meeting with patients twice a year and keeping meticulous immunization records. In addition to that
point, they are directly involved with education campaigns at schools, and students get a checkup every month;
this closeness with medical staff fosters trust and builds personal relationships between doctors and patients.

3. In paragraphs 8-9, what is given as Cuba’s key to success in the area of immunization? What reason is given
in paragraph 10 for why the policies in Cuba would be difficult to copy in Canada? Answer in 3 to 6
sentences.
/15

Cuba’s immunization successes to the higher number of doctors in the country and their deep relationships with
community groups, the government; and there is approximately one doctor for every 200 Cubans compared to
one doctors for every 476 Canadians(Bowne, 2015,p.425). Moreover, Cuba’s family doctor and nurse program
lies at the heart of the country’s health care system, their mandate is geared toward preventive instead of
curative-medicine as they cannot afford to treat illness as they come up and they ensure a point of meeting with
patients twice a year and keeping meticulous immunization records. In addition to that point, they are directly
involved with education campaigns at schools, and students get a checkup every month; this closeness with
medical staff fosters trust and builds personal relationships between doctors and patients. Furthermore, the
Federation of Cuban Women tracks down every baby to ensure he or she has been immunized in every
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 year(Bowne, 2015,p.425).

The policies in Cuba would be difficult to copy in Canada because the enforcement of immunization never
occur in that country. Moreover as vaccines were not mandatory, Canadians have not been taught how to do it
and they have not been asked to participate in it(Bowne, 2015,p.425).

4. Do you agree or disagree that Canada’s policies towards vaccination awareness is a problem for the future?
See paragraphs 11-12 to help you in your answer. Answer in 3 to 6 sentences. /15

Yes, I agreed that Canada’s policy towards vaccination awareness is a problem for the future. Firstly, a study
(Bowne, 2015,p.426) on the vaccine choices of pregnant women in Canada, most of whom are choosing to
vaccinate their children but are not fully confident in their choice meaning they might change their minds as
their children grow older because they are unsure whether they have made right decision as they are not trusting
health care professionals; they need deeper understanding to keep immunizations of their children up to date in
order to control infectious diseases in near future. Furthermore, the lack of awareness due to political barrier in
Canada (Bowne, 2015,p.426) in order to implement some aspects Cuban immunization model could expense a
lot of money in future.