Cuba Blasts US ‘Marketing campaign of Lies’ Against Doctors Sent Around the World to Battle Coronavirus
An emergency contingent of Cuban docs and nurses arrive at Italy’s Malpensa airport after travelling from Cuba to assist Italy struggle the unfold of coronavirus illness (COVID-19), close to Milan, Italy. (Reuters)
The export of clinical services and products is one of the pillars of the Cuban economic system that has suffered nearly six many years of crippling US sanctions, bringing in $6.three billion in 2018, in accordance to respectable figures.
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Havana: Cuba hit out at the United States on Thursday over a “marketing campaign of discredit and lies” in opposition to the docs it has despatched round the global to assist combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Following requests in fresh weeks, communist Cuba has despatched clinical groups to Italy, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Grenada, Suriname, Jamaica and Belize.
The export of clinical services and products is one of the pillars of the Cuban economic system that has suffered nearly six many years of crippling US sanctions, bringing in $6.three billion in 2018, in accordance to respectable figures.
“The American govt’s marketing campaign of discredit is immoral in any cases, and it is specifically offensive for Cuba and the global in instances of an epidemic that threatens all of us,” mentioned the international ministry.
The US State Division is waging “a continual and exacerbated marketing campaign of discredit and lies in opposition to the world clinical cooperation equipped via Cuba,” the ministry mentioned in a diplomatic protest remark.
“#Cuba gives its world clinical missions to the ones troubled with #COVID-19 handiest to make up the cash it misplaced when international locations stopped taking part in the abusive program,” mentioned the State Division on Twitter.
Cuba, which is global renown for its clinical coaching program, has greater than 30,000 docs operating in 61 international locations.
Then again, following governmental swings from leftist allies to right-wing warring parties, a number of international locations — together with Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador and El Salvador — despatched the docs house to Cuba.
The State Division mentioned the Cuban state, which gives unfastened training, “helps to keep maximum of the wage its docs and nurses earn whilst serving in its world clinical missions whilst exposing them to egregious hard work stipulations.” “Host international locations in search of Cuba’s assist for #COVID-19 must scrutinize agreements and finish hard work abuses.”
Cuba says it will pay its clinical pros sufficient cash to duvet their bills of their host nation, on most sensible of a wage of round $50 a month paid in Cuba.
The remainder of the cash produced from the program is helping be certain well being and training stay unfastened for everybody on the Caribbean island country, Havana says.
