AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoCross-Border Health & Safety: Spanish police, with Europol and Serbian investigators, dismantled a network smuggling Cuban nationals into Spain via the Western Balkans, using visa-free travel between Cuba and Serbia (until April 2023) and “travel packages” that included medical insurance and hotel bookings; routes reportedly ran through North Macedonia and Greece, with people housed in Málaga and coached to regularize status and seek international protection. Global Health Context: A commentary highlights Cuba’s long-running overseas medical brigades, saying more than 400,000 healthcare professionals have been sent to 155 countries since 1960, including major disaster and outbreak responses. Healthcare Systems Watch: A 2026 ranking based on Numbeo’s Health Care Index puts Taiwan first for care quality while spending far less than the U.S., which ranks 40th overall despite the highest per-person spend—reinforcing that higher spending doesn’t always mean better outcomes.
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