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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 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”

Dozens of Cuban Medical Students Leave Their Careers to Emigrate

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 14 October 2022 — A few weeks ago she got married, in a white, short suit, with flowers and many photos. But the celebration for Kirenia, 22 years old, was in the simple formal procedure for her to reside in Madrid with her husband, a young Cuban who is also … Continue reading “Dozens of Cuban Medical Students Leave Their Careers to Emigrate”

At Least 20 of the 277 Cuban Doctors in Mexico Don’t Have a Defined Specialty

14ymedio, Havana, 13 September 2022 — The Mexican Government published on Tuesday a list of the specialties into which the 277 Cuban doctors are divided from the more than 600 that it intends to import to fill places in remote areas of the country. Of these, 20 don’t appear with a specialty, but with the … Continue reading “At Least 20 of the 277 Cuban Doctors in Mexico Don’t Have a Defined Specialty”

Report Reveals ‘The Military Truth Behind the Cuban Medical Missions in Mexico

14ymedio, Madrid, August 26, 2022 — The characteristics of the last Cuban medical brigade imported by Mexico, which began to arrive in the last week of July, offer no doubt about the spurious interests behind the facade of humanitarian collaboration with which they have been sold to public opinion. “They are all military” and “none … Continue reading “Report Reveals ‘The Military Truth Behind the Cuban Medical Missions in Mexico”

Italy to Hire 497 Cuban Doctors for 28 Million Euros a Year

14ymedio, Madrid, 18 August 2022 — A total of 497 Cuban doctors will be sent to Calabria beginning in September, as announced on Wednesday by president of that Italian region, Roberto Occhiuto, in a video broadcast on his Facebook page on Wednesday. Occhiuto explained the decision was necessary due to a personnel shortage that hospitals … Continue reading “Italy to Hire 497 Cuban Doctors for 28 Million Euros a Year”

The 54 Cuban Doctors in Nayarit, Mexico, Still Can’t See Patients

14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico, 29 June 2022 — Almost a week after the arrival of 54 Cuban doctors in the state of Nayarit, they are not yet allowed to see patients in the territory. A source from the local health sector confirmed to 14ymedio that they must undergo “study evaluations” before providing services in the … Continue reading “The 54 Cuban Doctors in Nayarit, Mexico, Still Can’t See Patients”

After Three Months of Crossing, Two Doctors Harassed by the Cuban Regime Arrive in the United States

14ymedio, Havana, 21 July 2022 — “Family, we are now in the United States.” With that phrase Cuban doctors Alexander Pupo and Alexander Jesús Figueredo reported on Thursday through Facebook that their three-month journey had ended. The doctors were forced to leave the island after being harassed by the regime. “I am free, and soon … Continue reading “After Three Months of Crossing, Two Doctors Harassed by the Cuban Regime Arrive in the United States”

Concern Among Doctors About the Increase in Severe Cases of Dengue Fever in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 20 July 2022 — The spread of dengue fever in Cuba in recent weeks has forced the Government to approve a reinforcement plan against the disease. According to official figures, provided by the Ministry of Public Health, if the incidence rate in April was 12.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, in June it reached … Continue reading “Concern Among Doctors About the Increase in Severe Cases of Dengue Fever in Cuba”

Report Reveals That Cuban Doctors in Mexico Were Limited to ‘Making Up Beds and Conducting Surveys’

14ymedio, Havana, June 10, 2022 — Cuban doctors sent to help  during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico City limited themselves to “preparing beds, taking vital signs, conducting surveys and passing sponges to patients to bathe,” revealed a report released by LatinusUS. The Mexican portal, led by journalist Carlos Loret de Mola, had access to 1,000 reports … Continue reading “Report Reveals That Cuban Doctors in Mexico Were Limited to ‘Making Up Beds and Conducting Surveys’”

Cuban Regime Prohibits Activists From Stepping on the Street on May Day

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 29 April 2022 –President Miguel Díaz-Canel’s invitation to participate in the May Day parade is not extended to all Cubans. The exception is the numerous activists and independent journalists who this week have received a blunt warning from State Security: do not leave your homes this Sunday. The last of them, the writer … Continue reading “Cuban Regime Prohibits Activists From Stepping on the Street on May Day”

‘They Want to Get Rich at the Expense of the Pain of Cubans’

14ymedio, Olea Gallardo, Havana, 8 April 2022 — Juan and Ernestina (fictitious names) arrived in Georgetown, Guyana, on March 15 to process their family reunification visas. They had been ’claimed’ by their daughter, Miriela, based in the United States since 2011, who also prefers to remain anonymous because she insists that her parents are “in … Continue reading “‘They Want to Get Rich at the Expense of the Pain of Cubans’”

US Court Validates Cuban Doctors’ Lawsuit Against PAHO for Slavery

14ymedio, Madrid, 30 March 2022 — A US appeals court has rejected the appeal of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) which tried to paralyze the lawsuit filed by several Cuban doctors against them for facilitating the “human trafficking network” and “slavery” that, they argued, hid the Mais Médicos [More Doctors] program in Brazil. The … Continue reading “US Court Validates Cuban Doctors’ Lawsuit Against PAHO for Slavery”

A Call for Governments that Host Cuban Workers to ‘Say No to Forced Labor’

14ymedio, Madrid, January 26, 2022 — Not only are doctors and health workers affected by the harsh work regimen of the so-called international ’missions’, but so are thousands of other professionals such as teachers, cruise ship workers, architects, engineers, and even artists. During a videoconference, organizations presented the third addendum to the claim of abuses … Continue reading “A Call for Governments that Host Cuban Workers to ‘Say No to Forced Labor’”

Sancti Spiritus, With its Damaged Laboratory and an Alarming Level of Covid

14ymedio, Havana, 22 October 2021 — There is concern in Sancti Spíritus about the situation regarding covid-19. While there is a widespread sense that the pandemic is showing a general downward trend in infections, the province not only has the highest official rate of coronavirus cases, but it does not detect all of them. The … Continue reading “Sancti Spiritus, With its Damaged Laboratory and an Alarming Level of Covid”