English Translations of Cubans Writing From the Island
14ymedio, Havana, December 9, 20180 — Four Cuban doctors who were caring for the population of Nova Odessa, a municipality in the state of Sao Paulo, have asked for refuge in Brazil, according to the newspaper O Tempo. The professionals, who were working in the Mais Médicos (More Doctors) program, did not obey the call … Continue reading “Four Cuban Doctors Ask for Help Getting Refuge in Brazil”
Fernando Dámaso, 28 November 2018 — These days, the official media are bored with the case of Cuban doctors who served in Brazil, and the second anniversary of the death of the “older Cuban” (senior athlete, senior doctor, senior educator, senior artist, senior rumba artist, etc, etc, etc.). In both cases the “teque*” is aberrant. However, I will … Continue reading “Between Solidarity and Business / Fernando Dámaso”
14ymedio, Miriam Celaya, West Palm Beach, 21 November 2018 — Perhaps never before has a Latin American leader been able to raise such a stir before his inauguration as the newly elected Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has done. His proposal is to grant work, with full salary and permanent residence for them and their families … Continue reading “Through its Doctors, Cuba Influences Global Health Programs”
14ymedio, Havana, 17 November 2018 — The Cuban doctors in Brazil will have customs advantages to import their belongings, according to a note from the authorities of the Ministry of Public Health, to which 14ymedio had access. The flexibilization has been accompanied by pressure on their family members to convince the doctors to return to the island. … Continue reading “Cuban Government Offers Customs Advantages to the Doctors in Brazil”
14ymedio, Havana | November 26, 2018 — Vice-President Salvador Valdés Mesa and the Minister of Public Health, José Ángel Portal, welcomed the second group of Cuban doctors to return to the Island following the Government’s decision not to continue with the Mais Médicos (More Doctors) program. The contingent, made up of 203 doctors from Brazil, … Continue reading “Doctors Continue Returning From Brazil While Revelations About the ‘More Doctors’ Program Are On-Going”
14ymedio, Marcelo Hernandez, Havana, 19 November 2018 — These days the official press controlled by the Communist Party has sharpened its rhetoric after the decision by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) to close the door on the Mais Medicos (More Doctors) in Brazil program. The Island’s press outlets have not spared insulting president-elect Jair … Continue reading “The Official Cuban Press Bares Its Teeth to Jair Bolsonaro”
14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Generation Y, Havana, 19 November 2018 – We saw the conflict coming. From the moment Jair Bolsonero won the elections in Brazil, Cuba’s official discourse increased in rhetoric against him and prepared public opinion for the rupture that was imminent. The straw that broke the camel’s back for the Plaza of the … Continue reading “Cuba-Brazil: The Battle of the White Coats”
14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 14 November 2018 — The most significant thing about the statement from Cuba’s Ministry of Health (Minsap) announcing the withdrawal rom Brazil’s Mais Medicos program is that it does not clearly mention the real causes of such a dramatic decision. The angry reaction arose after Señor Bolsonaro, president-elect of the giant South … Continue reading “El Patrón Feels Wronged”
14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 14 November 2018 — Cuba’s Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) reported on Wednesday in an official statement that it is withdrawing from the Mais Medicos social program in Brazil due to the “derogatory and threatening” words of president-elect Jair Bolsonaro, who announced modifications to this project that the Cuban Government considers “unacceptable.” Minsap has also circulated a message among … Continue reading “Cuba Slams the Door on the ‘More Doctors’ Program in Brazil”
14ymedio — Yanier Samón de Hombre, a thirty-two-year-old Cuban doctor who was working as a member of the Brazilian medical program Mais Médicos (More Doctors), died last Thursday in Livramento de Nossa senhora, a small town in the northeatern Brazilian state of Bahía. According to local news sources, Samón had sought medical treatment for abdominal … Continue reading “Cuban Doctor Dies While Working for Medical Program in Brazil”
14ymedio, Mario Penton, Miami, 11 May 2018 — Two associations of health professionals from Cuba have called a demonstration for Saturday to be held in different cities around the world to demand that the Cuban government allow them to return to the island to visit their relatives. The organizers of the marches will protest against the ban … Continue reading “"Deserter" Doctors Call a Demonstration Against Ban on Returning to Cuba”
14ymedio, Mario Penton, Miami, November 24, 2017 – The new immigration law which takes effect this Wednesday in Brazil could benefit hundreds of doctors who have escaped from the Mais Medicos (More Doctors) mission in this country. According to André De Santana Correa, a lawyer who represents 80 doctors from the Island who abandoned their … Continue reading “A Lawyer Sees Salvation in Brazil’s New Immigration Law for "Deserter" Doctors”
14ymedio, Mario J. Pentón, Miami, 23 December 2017 — Several Cuban economists consulted by 14ymedio consider the growth of 1.6% in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) announced on Thursday by Cuban Economy Minister Ricardo Cabrisas before the National Assembly, meeting in Havana, unlikely. Cabrisas offered a series of growth figures including numbers for construction (+ 2.8%), tourism (+ … Continue reading “Cuban Government Happy Talk About the Economy is Not Convincing”
14ymedio, Mario Penton, Miami, 19 October 2017 — Ruber Hidalgo has traveled to five countries in recent years, an uncommon record for a Cuban doctor whose salary, in Cuba, was about $40 a month. Hidalgo is a specialist in integrated general medicine and has participated in four missions abroad organized by the Cuban Government. The doctor … Continue reading “Dozens Of Cuban Doctors In Brazil Fight To Escape From Havana’s Control”
14ymedio, Mario Penton, Miami, 13 January 2017 — Thirty Cuban doctors met Friday in Bogota to protest the ending of the Cuban Medical Professional Parole (CMPP) program, which until yesterday allowed Cuban medical personnel working in third countries to qualify for a visa to go to the United States. The CMPP was created by the … Continue reading “End of Program for Resettlement in the US Causes Anxiety Among Cuban Doctors Who Have Fled Missions / 14ymedio, Mario Penton”
