200 Cubans back in public health system

THE Government has re-engaged 157 Cuban medical professionals months after the collapse of a long-standing bilateral health-care arrangement with Cuba, bringing the number of health-care workers from the neighbouring Caribbean island now serving here to 200.

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton made the disclosure at Wednesday’s post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, saying the latest arrivals had been appropriately deployed across the public health system.

“The renegotiated agreement with our Cuban health-care workers has resulted in, to date, an engagement of some 157 Cuban medical professionals, including doctors and nurses, who have returned to Jamaica to support health-care delivery across the island,” Tufton said.