HEALTHCARE HEARTBREAK: Tufton seeks to assure that contingencies in place to counter announced shutdown of 50-y-o bilateral agreement that allowed Cuban doctors to fill gaps in sector
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Jamaica has closed the door on a 49-year-old bilateral arrangement with Cuba that sent hundreds of Cuban professionals to the island to bolster health infrastructure, bringing services to remote communities. Confirmation of the termination of the programme cHEALTHCARE HEARTBREAK: Tufton seeks to assure that contingencies in place to counter announced shutdown of 50-y-o bilateral agreement that allowed Cuban doctors to fill gaps in sector
Jamaica has closed the door on a 49-year-old bilateral arrangement with Cuba that sent hundreds of Cuban professionals to the island to bolster health infrastructure, bringing services to remote communities. Confirmation of the termination of the programme came Thursday, via a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Three senior medical professionals who contacted The Gleaner after the news broke expressed regret and “great pain”, though they admitted that “the writing has been on the wall for several years”. Read more









