The medical brigade that left for Chile two months ago to provide care to people affected by severe flooding and heavy rains returned to Cuba early this Thursday.»

Cuban health professionals have the mission of saving lives and helping alleviate the situation in the Asian country after the earthquake of last April 25th.»

An article published in The Washington Post highlighted the importance of Cuban medical help to African countries hit by Ebola virus in the wake of arrival of 165 Cuban professionals to Freetown, Sierra Leone.»

The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro praised the Cuban doctors and nurses who traveled to Sierra Leone to combat the epidemic of Ebola and invited doctors from countries with more resources to join this effort.»

Cuban Ambassador to Portugal Johana Tablada has strongly rejected critical statements against  Cuban medical cooperation in that country made by the president of the Bastonario da Ordem dos Medicos.»

Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa said that Cuba is a champion of international collaboration. Cuban Health Cooperation with Ecuador Increases»

About 200 Cuban physicians will travel today towards several regions of Ecuador, to work in vulnerable and difficult access zones, to contribute to the governmental objective to ensure health services for the entire population.»

This school year closed with the graduation of 24342 new health professionals throughout Cuba (out of whom 20773 are Cuban and 3569 are from 77 nations)»

Haiti opened its third public hospital, as part of this country’s cooperation with Cuba and Brazil following the massive earthquake that struck on January 12th, 2010.»

Cuban Health Minister Roberto Morales presented the flag to the seventh group of medical collaborators headed to work in Brazil, the press reported in Havana today.»