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Cuban doctors to leave Guyana as US applies pressure over island's medical missions
Cuba ends nearly 50 years of medical aid in Guyana after salary payment changes amid U.S. pressure; over 200 doctors affected, officials said.
- On Monday, Guyana Health Minister Frank Anthony said Cuban authorities chose to end the nearly 50-year medical program and asked their brigade of more than 200 doctors to prepare to leave.
- After a payment change in Guyana, the country began paying Cuban medical staff full salaries instead of sending most payments to the Cuban government, prompting interest from The Bahamas, Antigua, Dominica, and St. Lucia.
- The withdrawal affects a brigade of more than 200 doctors, as Cuban medical missions have operated for decades across Africa, South America and the Caribbean.
- Guyana said it will offer individual contracts to Cuban doctors who remain, as missions depart regionally and leave or suspend operations in other host countries.
- Amid intensified U.S. pressure, including a blockade of oil shipments, last week Jamaica ended its Cuban medical mission and Honduras saw Cuban doctors leave after contract suspensions.
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Cuban doctors to leave Guyana as US applies pressure over island's medical missions
Cuban officials are preparing to withdraw a medical brigade from Guyana after it moved to provide full salaries to the doctors and nurses instead of mostly paying the Cuban government.
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Cuba withdrew its medical brigade from Guyana after almost 50 years. Guyana now hires Cuban doctors directly. The decision did not affect the health system, which is reinforced with local training.
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