"Cuban doctors, emissaries of one of the world's most besieged nations, are being expelled from host nations, contracts terminated, health programmes dismantled. In their absence, the poorest will pay in untreated illnesses, unattended births, undiagnosed cancers."
"The US has pushed countries across the region to terminate these agreements, branding them forced labour and even human trafficking because the Cuban state retains a share of salaries."
"The consequences have been enormous. Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana and St Vincent and the Grenadines have all capitulated."
"Programs, some as old as 50 years, are being dismantled, doctors withdrawn and already fragile systems are left to collapse."
Cuban doctors, vital to health services in Latin America and the Caribbean, are being expelled from host nations due to US pressure. This has resulted in the termination of long-standing health programs, leaving many without necessary medical care. The US has labeled these agreements as forced labor, despite the fact that Cuban doctors are trained at no cost to them. Countries like Brazil, Guatemala, and Jamaica have ended their contracts, leading to untreated illnesses and worsening health outcomes for vulnerable populations.
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