In those six decades, Cuban professionals have performed more than two billion consultations and performed more than 16 million surgeries.
The enduring cooperation, which has lasted 25 years and will continue to benefit the Haitian people, is a testament to the altruism of Cuban cooperation. (Photo: PL)
With the satisfaction of serving nearly three million people in 165 countries, Cuba is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the start of medical collaboration, a humanistic and altruistic gesture unique in the world, health authorities assured.
Since barely three thousand professionals remained in the country after the triumph of the revolution in January 1959, the Caribbean island decided on May 23, 1963 to send the first brigade of professionals to Algeria, specialists from the Ministry of Health recalled on Monday the protagonists of these solidarity operations .
Various moments of this extraordinary side of Cuban medicine were commemorated at the round table.
The radio and television channel Mesa Redonda recalled that in these six decades, Cuban professionals have performed more than two billion consultations and performed more than 16 million surgical interventions, while in the United States more than three million children have been born at the hands of doctors , technicians and nursing staff, mostly in difficult and extreme geographical conditions.
The emergency operations have marked this medical cooperation offered by Cuba, which is used by all the contingents with great responsibility and commitment even in life-threatening situations, not only due to the risk of contagion in the event of epidemics, but also in situations of armed conflict.
The participants were an example of the enduring cooperation that has lasted for 25 years and will continue to benefit the people of Haiti, a country hit by natural disasters, epidemics, political and social imbalances, suffering from the crisis even in the most difficult moments Presence of the Cuban health workers.
In his speech, Dr. Michael Cabrera Laza, Director of the Central Unit for Medical Cooperation, highlighted different moments of this extraordinary side of Cuban medicine, highlighting, among others, the start of the Barrio Adentro program in Venezuela and the confrontation with Covid -19. with 58 medical brigades in 42 countries.
He recently stressed that the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey in February this year showed the integrity of health workers and technicians who assembled a brigade of 32 people in less than 48 hours and took care of those affected by these natural disasters.
The First Deputy Minister of Public Health, Tania Margarita Cruz, recognized that the members of the Cuban Medical Brigades are a big family full of love, altruism and solidarity, principles that allow us to continue this beautiful work that began 60 years ago Life was called and promoted which they accept as the meaning of life and not as a means of it.
