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Foreign Ministry Data Reveals There Are 3,650 Cuban Doctors Hired by Mexico

A report details that in the last seven years, 288,073 tourist, humanitarian and temporary residence visas have been granted to people from the Island. 14ymedio, Mexico City, October 27, 2025 — In the last seven years the Mexican government has granted temporary visas to 3,650 Cuban healthcare workers. The figure provided by the Foreign Ministry … Continue reading “Foreign Ministry Data Reveals There Are 3,650 Cuban Doctors Hired by Mexico”

‘Who Pays the Salary of Cuban Doctors in Honduras?”

14ymedio, Havana, November 12, 2024 — The Secretariat of Strategic Planning of Honduras, the entity in charge of hiring 96 Cuban doctors to provide services in that country, “does not maintain an employment relationship” with the specialists, nor has it “made payments through its payroll.” The information appears in two official memoranda to which the … Continue reading “‘Who Pays the Salary of Cuban Doctors in Honduras?””

The Hiring of Cuban Doctors in Mexico Continues as Another 173 Arrive in Quintana Roo

14ymedio, Mexico City, 25 October 2024 — Mexico announced this Thursday the arrival in Quintana Roo of another 173 Cuban doctors, who join the 36 already established in that state, to reinforce care in the health centers. Mexican authorities are waiting for another 30 doctors from the Island to distribute them in 13 hospitals in … Continue reading “The Hiring of Cuban Doctors in Mexico Continues as Another 173 Arrive in Quintana Roo”

Mexico Paid Cuba More Than 21 Million Euros for 610 Medical Specialists for Almost Two Years

Between July 2022 and 2023, three contracts were signed between both countries, the last for 1,636,308 euros per month From 2022 to December of last year, 48 doctors have fled 14ymedio, Mexico City, 22 September 2024 — The Government of Mexico paid Cuba 21,590,853 euros for 610 specialists as part of three agreements signed between … Continue reading “Mexico Paid Cuba More Than 21 Million Euros for 610 Medical Specialists for Almost Two Years”

Seven Cuban Doctors Will Return to the Island After the End of Their Contract in Mexico

The specialists arrived in the country in 2022, after being originally hired for one year, although their stay was extended for two 14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico City, July 28, 2024 –In October, seven Cuban doctors will stop work in hospitals located in the Mexican state of Campeche. According to Eva Baeza Fuentes, president of the … Continue reading “Seven Cuban Doctors Will Return to the Island After the End of Their Contract in Mexico”

Mexico Hires Another 2,700 Cuban Doctors, in Addition to the 1,200 Previously Agreed On

The island’s government only gives doctors a stipend to cover their basic needs. 14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico City, July 16, 2024 — The Government of Mexico announced on Tuesday what the “strengthening of health cooperation” agreed with Cuba last May translates into: in the coming months it will import another 2,700 doctors from the Island. … Continue reading “Mexico Hires Another 2,700 Cuban Doctors, in Addition to the 1,200 Previously Agreed On”

Mexico Finances the Cuban Dictatorship by Paying So-Called Doctors Inflated Salaries

The leader of the conservative opposition details his accusations against López Obrador´s Government. 14ymedio, Mexico, May 19, 2024 — The Government of Mexico is secretly financing the Cuban regime through the importing of doctors since the COVID-19 pandemic, according the leader of the National Action Party (PAN in Spanish) in the Senate, Julen Rementería, speaking … Continue reading “Mexico Finances the Cuban Dictatorship by Paying So-Called Doctors Inflated Salaries”

Calabria Contracts for 120 Cuban Doctors Despite Criticism from Unemployed Health Workers in Italy

14ymedio, Havana, 5 August 2023 — A contingent of 120 Cuban doctors arrived this Thursday in Calabria, in southwestern Italy, as confirmed by Roberto Occhiuto, president of the region. “I said it and I repeat it: they are not going to steal any jobs from Italian doctors,” said the politician, given the suspicions that the … Continue reading “Calabria Contracts for 120 Cuban Doctors Despite Criticism from Unemployed Health Workers in Italy”

Portugal Will Contract for 200 to 300 Latin American Doctors and Says Their Rights Will be Respected

EFE/14ymedio, Lisbon, July 26, 2023 — The Portuguese government plans to hire between 200 and 300 doctors from different Latin American countries to perform functions in health centers and ensures that all the rights of professionals will be respected. The Portuguese Minister of Health, Manuel Pizarro, confirmed these contracts today in an appearance in Parliament, … Continue reading “Portugal Will Contract for 200 to 300 Latin American Doctors and Says Their Rights Will be Respected”

Portuguese Government Wants To Reinforce Public Health With 300 Doctors From Cuba

EFE/14ymedio, Havana, July 5, 2023 — The Portuguese government plans to strengthen the country’s public health system by hiring 300 Cuban doctors, who have already started the necessary procedures, the Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Notícias reported on Wednesday . According to this medium, the Ministry of Health intends to remedy the shortcomings of the National Health Service … Continue reading “Portuguese Government Wants To Reinforce Public Health With 300 Doctors From Cuba”

‘Here We Do Not Receive a Salary, Only a Stipend’, Admits a Cuban Doctor in Mexico

14ymedio, Mexico, February 2, 2023 — The 620 Cuban doctors who have been in Mexico since January 27 receive from the Government of Cuba “a stipend for their needs.” With those words spoken in an improvised interview, uploaded to YouTube by the newspaper Reforma, the Cuban geriatrician Juan Andrés Echemendía, stressed: “We do not receive … Continue reading “‘Here We Do Not Receive a Salary, Only a Stipend’, Admits a Cuban Doctor in Mexico”

Fifty of the 500 Cuban Doctors Hired in August Arrive in Italy

14ymedio, Havana, 29 December 2022 — A first group of 50 Cuban doctors hired by Calabria last August has arrived at their destination three months late. In an announcement through his social networks, the president of that Italian region, Roberto Occhiuto, took the opportunity to defend the controversial decision to import health workers from the Island. … Continue reading “Fifty of the 500 Cuban Doctors Hired in August Arrive in Italy”

Mexico, Italy and Qatar are Accused of Participating in the Enslaving of Cuban Doctors

14ymedio, Havana, 13 December 2022 — On Tuesday, the Madrid-based organization, Prisoners Defenders (PD) launched a harsh critique toward the governments of Mexico, Italy and Qatar for contracting Cuban professionals in “conditions of slavery.” The temporary migration program for health professionals to “friendly nations” is nothing more than the main source of hard currency for … Continue reading “Mexico, Italy and Qatar are Accused of Participating in the Enslaving of Cuban Doctors”

Mexico Opens 749 New Positions with High Salaries for Doctors and More Than a Hundred are Cubans

14ymedio, Havana, 22 October 2022 — The Government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador will pay more than $2,600 a month for each of the 749 foreign doctors he invited on October 11 to fill positions in remote areas of Mexico. The amount almost doubles the $1,400 that national physicians currently receive, according to data from … Continue reading “Mexico Opens 749 New Positions with High Salaries for Doctors and More Than a Hundred are Cubans”

Mexico Tries to Convince its Medical Students to Stay in Cuba with 1,500 Euros

14ymedio, Havana, 20 September 2022 — The National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) will award 1,500 euros as “additional one-time support” to Mexican medical students who accept controversial scholarships to study a specialty in Cuba. According to the report, which doesn’t specify the number of beneficiaries, the support is to encourage “permanence in their … Continue reading “Mexico Tries to Convince its Medical Students to Stay in Cuba with 1,500 Euros”