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Cuba is always willing to Assist other Regional Countries in Health Care
Cuba is always willing to share its health care expertise and to assist
other nations of this region, said deputy health minister Joaquin
Garcia Salabarria, at the 48th Session of the Executive Board of the
Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), held this week in Washington
DC.
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Cuba is always willing to share its health care expertise and to assist other nations of this region, said deputy health minister Joaquin Garcia Salabarria, at the 48th Session of the Executive Board of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), held this week in Washington DC.
Salabarría, who heads the Cuban delegation to the PAHO meeting, referred to the damaged inflicted on his country by hurricanes Gustav and Ike and he stressed the efforts being made by the Cuban people to recover from the damage, and the work undertaken by the island’s medical personnel in the current difficult times, according to a report by the Cuban Interest Section in Washington.
The Cuban deputy health minister reiterated his country’s gratefulness for the solidarity gestures extended by institutions like PAHO and the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as by many governments in the region amidst the devastation caused in Cuba by the recent storms.
He also reiterated Cuba’s position of principles of not accepting assistance from those [the United States] who maintain a stiffened economic and financial blockade of the country for decades.
During the opening of the session, OMS Director, Margaret Chan expressed her sorrow for the victims of the hurricanes and for the damage inflicted to health care facilities in Cuba and in Haiti.
Several delegations extended Cuba their thankfulness for its support and cooperation.
The Cuban delegation was made up of the Head of the Cuban Interest Section in Washington, Jorge Bolaños; the Head of the Foreign Affairs Department of Cuba’s Health Ministry (MINSAP), Nestor Torres; and other MINSAP officials.
Salabarría, who heads the Cuban delegation to the PAHO meeting, referred to the damaged inflicted on his country by hurricanes Gustav and Ike and he stressed the efforts being made by the Cuban people to recover from the damage, and the work undertaken by the island’s medical personnel in the current difficult times, according to a report by the Cuban Interest Section in Washington.
The Cuban deputy health minister reiterated his country’s gratefulness for the solidarity gestures extended by institutions like PAHO and the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as by many governments in the region amidst the devastation caused in Cuba by the recent storms.
He also reiterated Cuba’s position of principles of not accepting assistance from those [the United States] who maintain a stiffened economic and financial blockade of the country for decades.
During the opening of the session, OMS Director, Margaret Chan expressed her sorrow for the victims of the hurricanes and for the damage inflicted to health care facilities in Cuba and in Haiti.
Several delegations extended Cuba their thankfulness for its support and cooperation.
The Cuban delegation was made up of the Head of the Cuban Interest Section in Washington, Jorge Bolaños; the Head of the Foreign Affairs Department of Cuba’s Health Ministry (MINSAP), Nestor Torres; and other MINSAP officials.