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Calabria Keeps Cuban Doctors After U.S. Pressure Over Health Program
More than 200 Cuban doctors now staff remote hospitals as Calabria says the program is essential to keep services open.
- Over 200 Cuban doctors now staff hospitals across Calabria, Italy's poorest region, defying Washington's long-standing criticism of the program.
- Calabria ranks last among Italy's 20 regions in public healthcare access; chief physician Francesco Moschella operated the Polistena emergency room alone before Cubans arrived in January 2023.
- Emergency medicine specialist Zoila Yakelin Arevalo Cruz reported hospital lines once lasted up to 12 hours; wait times dropped to less than an hour after their arrival.
- Officials from Washington, including Mike Hammer, visited Calabria to scrutinize the program, which Washington calls a moneymaker; President Claudia Sheinbaum defended it as vital care.
- Cuba has deployed 22,000 medical personnel to 55 countries, and while Jamaica ended its agreement, Calabria maintains reliance on these doctors to sustain critical services.
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An Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors program – UK Times
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Italy’s southern Calabria region is the rare place in Europe where Cuba sends medical professionals under a long-running program that the United States wants to stamp out. Cuba’s doctors for decades have worked in developing nations such as Gambia and Venezuela,…
The southern Italian region of Calabria is one of the few places in Europe to which Cuba sends health professionals, within a deep-rooted program that the United States wants to eradicate.
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