Portal Miranda expressed gratitude and respect for the day’s commemoration
of Latin American Medicine celebrated on December 3rd. Photo: Revolution Studios
Havana, Dec 5 (RHC) The Cuban Minister of Health, José Ángel Portal Miranda, during his recent visit to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, stated that cooperation on health was inevitable for the largest island of the Antilles, which reaches the entire Caribbean.
In statements to the Presidency press, the Head explained the importance that Cuban cooperation on health issues acquires for the Caribbean, which currently has 1,441 collaborators in 13 States.
Portal Miranda pointed out that to date, more than three thousand professionals from different countries have been trained in Cuba as part of the cooperation program that has existed for several years.
He pointed out that 641 Caribbean students are currently studying in the country’s medical universities.
The minister commented on the possibilities of expanding cooperation in connection with the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, an issue which they hope to discuss at the forthcoming summit with the Caribbean community.
“Sharing what we have is exactly what the largest island in the Antilles is doing to the world, and that is the result of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro’s legacy, continued by Army General Raúl Castro and President Miguel Díaz-Canel” , he mused.
He stressed that during the tour that the health facilities of San Vicente made together with President Miguel Díaz-Canel and the Prime Minister of this country Ralph Gonsalves, they checked with the population the results of the work of Cuban professionals together with local doctors, In addition, he recognized the Modern Medical and Diagnostic Center in the city of Georgetown.
He believed that the achievements, valued in the sister nation, are the result of the quality services provided by employees to the population, which is a source of pride for the fatherland.
Portal Miranda expressed gratitude and respect at the commemoration of Latin American Medicine Day celebrated on December 3rd, congratulating the workers in the sector in Cuba and those deployed abroad. (Source: PL)