Mexico Welcomes 199 Cuban Doctors to Address Healthcare Shortages

With this arrival, more than 950 Cuban health workers are joining those already working in Mexico, focusing on key specialties such as internal medicine, pediatrics, and emergency medicine. Nov 25, 2024 Photo: @EmbaCuMex

November 25, 2024 Hour: 4:24 pm

The agreement, which was signed in July during the government of Andres Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024) and the cabinet of Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel, will allow hundreds of Cuban doctors to provide services in 282 basic hospitals and integrated communities located in rural areas or areas with high marginalization.

The Cuban embassy in Mexico announced on Monday that 199 Cuban doctors will be arriving to work in remote communities. This action is part of an agreement signed between the two nations, which provides for the transfer of a total of 2,700 Cuban doctors to perform similar tasks.

“We received 199 Cuban doctors from 29 specialties at Felipe Angeles International Airport, who will provide support along with their Mexican colleagues in remote communities in 24 states of the country. The solidarity and experience of our doctors are ready to save lives,” shared the Cuban embassy through the social network X.

The agreement, which was signed in July during the government of Andres Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024) and the cabinet of Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel, will allow hundreds of Cuban doctors to provide services in 282 basic hospitals and integrated communities located in rural areas or areas with high marginalization.

Recibimos en el @aifaaero 🛬 a 199 médicos cubanos 🩺🇨🇺de 29 especialidades, quienes brindarán su apoyo, junto a colegas mexicanos, en comunidades remotas de 24 estados del país 🇲🇽.

La solidaridad y experiencia de nuestros galenos dispuesta a salvar vidas.#CubaSalvaVidas pic.twitter.com/xc2dMHE599
— Embajada de Cuba en México (@EmbaCuMex) November 25, 2024

With this arrival, more than 950 Cuban health workers are joining those already working in Mexico, focusing on key specialties such as internal medicine, pediatrics, and emergency medicine.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who took office in October, has expressed her intention to continue with this agreement. “(We met) with the Cuban Foreign Minister; they know that Cuba is a sister nation, and we talked about the support they are giving us with the Cuban doctors, as well as the possibility of continuing this next year and other important issues in the Mexico-Cuba relationship,” commented Sheinbaum shortly after her election