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‘He Doesn’t Know What He’s Talking About’, a Doctor from Placetas Responds to the Cuban Prime Minister

14ymedio, Madrid, August 13, 2021 — “Since the community transmission phase was declared, we are all on the red line, we’re soldiers in a nuclear war going into battle with slingshots.” Dr. Kenia Castellón works at the North Polyclinic of Placetas (Villa Clara Province) and knows first-hand the reality of Covid-19 patients on the Island. … Continue reading “‘He Doesn’t Know What He’s Talking About’, a Doctor from Placetas Responds to the Cuban Prime Minister”

Lawyers Group Denounces the Exploitation of Cuban Healthcare Workers in Uruguay

14ymedio, Havana, July 28, 2021 — The Alliance for Global Freedom (GLA) filed a complaint this Monday with the Attorney General of Uruguay in which it denounces the continuous exploitation and forced labor to which the Cuban medical brigades are subjected in that country. The lawyers’ group alleges that the island’s health workers “are compensated … Continue reading “Lawyers Group Denounces the Exploitation of Cuban Healthcare Workers in Uruguay”

Cuban Man’s Corpse Left Unattended for Days in a Varadero Hotel

14ymedio, Havana, 8 July 2021 — Warning signs of a pandemic collapse keep coming from Matanzas, a province that has been leading the list of daily infected cases for days. In a room at Puntarena, a hotel in Varadero that functions as medical center for positive Covid-19 cases, the corpse of a traveler was left … Continue reading “Cuban Man’s Corpse Left Unattended for Days in a Varadero Hotel”

The Work of Cuban Doctors in Mexico City was ‘Voluntary’ Say Local Authorities

14ymedio, Lorey Saman, Mexico, 5 July 2021 — An audit of the Secretariat of Health of Mexico City revealed that the payment to the first brigade of Cuban doctors that worked in the Mexican capital, between April and July of last year, went directly to the Cuban Government because the work of the health professionals … Continue reading “The Work of Cuban Doctors in Mexico City was ‘Voluntary’ Say Local Authorities”

Otero Alcantara Leaves Havana Hospital After a Month of Forced Confinement

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 31 May 2021 — “I am relatively well, from a physical point of view but, emotionally, [I am] worried about all my brothers,” Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara told CubaNet Noticias shortly after leaving Calixto García Hospital. The artist announced that health “tests” will be carried out outside the “control of State … Continue reading “Otero Alcantara Leaves Havana Hospital After a Month of Forced Confinement”

Some 40 Mexican Doctors Who Don’t Want to Go to Cuba Request Protection Under a Writ of Amparo

14ymedio, Lorey Saman, Mexico, February 18, 2021 — Around 40 Mexican doctors have come together to file amparo lawsuits for protection from being forced to study their specialty in Cuba by the Government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The writ of amparo—a legal instrument that exists in Mexico to protect citizens from possible arbitrariness by … Continue reading “Some 40 Mexican Doctors Who Don’t Want to Go to Cuba Request Protection Under a Writ of Amparo”

Mexican Doctors Rebel Against Being Required to Study in Cuba

14ymedio, Lorey Saman, Mexico, 9 February 2021 — A score of doctors demonstrated Monday in Mexico City’s Zocalo plaza in protest against Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s government requiring them to study their specialty in Cuba. “They say that the infrastructure there is greater than what we have in Mexico, but here we have more hospitals … Continue reading “Mexican Doctors Rebel Against Being Required to Study in Cuba”

Panama’s Doctors Protest: Cuban Doctors Are Paid More and Don’t Meet the Qualifications

14ymedio, Havana, 28 December 2020 — The Panamanian Society of Cardiology has addressed an open letter to the authorities of that country in which it describes the regulations that have been violated in the hiring of Cuban doctors to support the fight against Covid-19. The association believes that is appropriate for them to weigh in because, although the … Continue reading “Panama’s Doctors Protest: Cuban Doctors Are Paid More and Don’t Meet the Qualifications”

Kenya Spends 11 Million Dollars a Year for 100 Cuban Doctors

14ymedio, Havana, 3 October 2020 — Of the 11 million dollars that Kenya spends each year to hire 100 Cuban doctors, a little more than 10% goes into the pockets of the healthcare workers, according to a report published this Thursday by the local newspaper Nation. The newspaper, which has had access to hundreds of emails … Continue reading “Kenya Spends 11 Million Dollars a Year for 100 Cuban Doctors”

Medical Missions Are "The Great Capitalist Slave Business" of the Cuban Government

14ymedio, Rosa Pascual / Yaiza Santos, Madrid, September 22, 2020 — Cuban Prisoners Defenders (CPD) made public this Tuesday its complaint in front of the United Nations and the International Criminal Court (ICC), which it presented on August 24 in the names of 622 doctors from the Island who have been on missions abroad. In … Continue reading “Medical Missions Are "The Great Capitalist Slave Business" of the Cuban Government”

Countries Seeking Cuban Doctors Must Insist the Government Reforms Its ‘Orwellian’ System

Europa Press/14ymedio, Madrid, 23 July 2020 — Last Thursday, Human Rights Watch issued a reminder that “countries receiving Cuban doctors have a duty to protect the human rights of all people within their territories, including those of Cuban health workers”. For that reason, they “must ensure that any agreements reached with the Cuban government include … Continue reading “Countries Seeking Cuban Doctors Must Insist the Government Reforms Its ‘Orwellian’ System”

There are 19 UN Resolutions Against the Cuban Political Police in 15 Months

14ymedio, Havana, 22 July 2020 — The United Nations has dedicated a total of 19 resolutions in the last 15 months against Cuban State Security, according to a statement from Prisoners Defenders released on Wednesday. The independent organization, based in Spain, recalls that on July 13, the UN published a resolution by several rapporteurs and the … Continue reading “There are 19 UN Resolutions Against the Cuban Political Police in 15 Months”

Cuban Prisoners Defenders Accuses Norway and Luxembourg of Participating in the Slavery of Cuban Doctors

14ymedio, Havana, 4 June 2020 — The Cuban Prisoners Defenders (CPD) organization accuses Norway and Luxembourg of contributing to the financing of the slavery system of Cuban doctors who work on international missions and asks them to review their triangular collaboration agreements if they want to continue being an example in human rights to the whole … Continue reading “Cuban Prisoners Defenders Accuses Norway and Luxembourg of Participating in the Slavery of Cuban Doctors”

14 Rumors About Coronavirus: Some Cuban and Others Universal

14ymedio, Havana, March 16, 2020 — Here at 14ymedio we want to contribute to the truthful spread of information about the coronavirus. We are aware that we don’t have many certainties up to this point, given that the virus is new and research all over the world is beginning to be carried out with the … Continue reading “14 Rumors About Coronavirus: Some Cuban and Others Universal”

Cuba Offers Canada Doctors to Care for Indigenous Populations

14ymedio, Havana, 5 March 2020 — A Cuban doctor arrived last Monday in the Canadian province of Manitoba as an advance guard for a project for the hiring of Cuban health personnel to serve the native populations of that country. To compensate for the forced withdrawal of its medical missions in several Latin American countries, … Continue reading “Cuba Offers Canada Doctors to Care for Indigenous Populations”