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Cuba’s doctors are its biggest soft power export. Several Latin American countries are cutting ties
- Honduras terminated its contract in March with the public health program "Mission Miracle," joining Jamaica, Guyana, Guatemala, and Venezuela in cutting ties with Cuba's medical missions.
- President Nasry Tito Asfura, backed in last year's election by President Donald Trump, cited non-compliance with local regulations when ordering the cancellation amid US allegations of forced labor.
- Low-Income patients like Hector Zelaya now face $2,250 in private surgery costs, a significant burden since average monthly wages in Honduras range from $400 to $800.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio imposed visa restrictions on officials facilitating the program, while Cuba defends the missions as vital income, though Havana disputes State Department estimates.
- Former medical personnel described systemic exploitation within the brigades; one doctor relocated to Colombia noted that "the idea of public health missions at the service of a country" geopolitical interests is outdated.
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Cuba’s doctors are its biggest soft power export. Several Latin American countries are cutting ties
Several countries in the Americas have announced the cancellation of their contracts with Cuban medical missions – a foreign policy cornerstone and key source of foreign cash for the socialist island-nation
·Atlanta, United States
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