Cuba's Communist state, with a relative poverty, there level of world-class healthcare. Meanwhile, a scientific discovery has raised the attention of the whole world.
Researchers on the island have discovered a vaccine against lung cancer, it is now available only to Cubans.
It is not surprising that in a country better known for tobacco processing, lung cancer is the cause of one of the four deaths.
This vaccine does not work against viral disease or prevention - but, given to patients who have acquired the disease.
Cimavax has shown results in prolonging the lives of patients with cancer in the lungs - which usually kills sufferers so much faster.
The drug was approved in Cuba, while it is being tested in other countries.
