Havana- more than 400 Cubans residing in 50 countries today reaffirmed their commitment to support the Cuban Health system through donations of medical supplies and collaboration in research projects, in a meeting held today as part of the activities of the International Convention Cuba Health 2025.
Dr. José Ángel Portal Miranda, Minister of Public Health, offered an update of health indicators in the country, with positive results in the decrease in infant mortality, attention to the elderly, monitoring of non -transmissible and infectious diseases and the strengthening of the national Immunization Program with 17 vaccines, 10 of them of national production.
He highlighted the wide Cuban medical collaboration in 56 countries, providing medical services to the most intricate areas, as well as the training of more than 80 thousand foreign professionals.
Given the discredit campaigns towards Cuban medical missions, he reaffirmed that this country maintains its willingness to help nations that require this cooperation, since solidarity and humanism distinguishes the Cuban health system.
In the forum, Cubans abroad denounced the commercial and financial blocking imposed by the United States to Cuba, which affects the health system in access to medical technologies and forces to look for medications and other resources in more expensive markets.
Jenier Viera, a doctor resident in Toronto, Canada, referred to the need to create spaces within each region to interact between nationals themselves abroad and join forces for greater effectiveness in donations and bet on access to research projects in the Cuban nation and encourage the exchange between students.
Ada Pérez, a resident in the United States, shared work experiences with the Council of Iglesias de Cuba since 2013 with the delivery of 25 humanitarian aid containers to the largest of the Antilles, the concretion of summer camps for children with cancer diseases, as well as training to Cuban doctors and nurses on palliative care.
He commented on the creation of the Si God for Cuba, which has served as a bridge for collaboration with different institutions such as the Ministry of Public Health, elderly homes, pediatric hospitals and child houses without a filial protection, the social project Queicuaba, and attention to vulnerable people.
In the conclusions of the meeting Ana Teresa González Fraga, General Director of Consular Affairs and Attention to Cubans residing abroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, said that this nation works with much dedication and will to create confidence with the countrymen abroad.
He said the desire to raise the contribution of those who love and defend their homeland, with multiple actions for the construction of a better country, fair and humanist, which is committed to universal, free and equitable access of medical services.
González Fraga thanked the multiple donations made by this sector to alleviate the deficiencies caused by the cruel American policy and ratified the commitment to expand relations with experience exchanges, better coordination of aid, stays in Cuba for internships, insertion into the health system and academic collaboration.
