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Ryan Bachoo
As the Cuban Medical Brigade stalls in other parts of the Caribbean, close to 60 Cuban medical professionals are continuing to work in Trinidad and Tobago. This was confirmed by Cuban ambassador to T&T, Gustavo Daniel Veliz Olivares, yesterday. Health Minister Dr Lackram Bodoe has not responded to questions on the matter in recent months.
In early March, reports indicated that Jamaica had discontinued its medical cooperation programme with Cuba, ending a five-decade relationship under which healthcare workers from the Caribbean nation filled key gaps in the public health system. That same month, Cuban officials were also reportedly preparing to withdraw the country’s medical brigade from Guyana. This month, however, it was reported that more than 40 Cuban doctors remain in Jamaica under new contracts.
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