“You return home after duty, Henry Reeve Brigade. 32 employees who provided medical care after the earthquake in Türkiye. The homeland looks at you with pride,” reported the general secretary of the National Union of Health Workers, Santiago Badía, on his Twitter account.
In statements to Prensa Latina, the Cuban Minister of Health, José Ángel Portal, stated that the best award for Cuba is the recognition of the people for the humanistic work of medical workers of all latitudes.
The Henry Reeve International Contingent of Doctors Specialized in Disaster Situations and Serious Epidemics wrote chapters on fighting cholera in Haiti, fighting Ebola in West Africa, and fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.
This altruistic feat was possible with brigades completing missions in more than 40 countries, to name a few.
For these reasons, solidarity organizations from various nations, political forces, civil servants, artists, writers and personalities from all walks of life have launched a campaign to promote the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to these professionals.
The wish of many never materialized, but Cuba responded to Türkiye’s call to offer solidarity aid to its people suffering the aftermath of a devastating earthquake.
We don’t work for prizes, we do it to save lives, for the good of humanity, the Antilles headline stressed.
The principle of solidarity is something that has always characterized us and we will be there as we have done with other peoples on various occasions.
It’s nothing new, we’ve done it on other occasions and there have been many professionals who have expressed their willingness to go to Türkiye.
The group consisted of 32 professionals, 28 men and four women. Including 20 specialists and 11 graduates, including nurses, epidemiologists and service personnel.
56.9 percent are between 30 and 45 years old and have more than five years of professional experience in the industry.
Likewise, 69 percent conducted internationalist and emergency operations in Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Guinea and Liberia in the fight against Ebola, and in Kuwait and Andorra in the fight to contain Covid-19.
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