Caribbean Leaders Say They’ll Risk US Visas Over Cuban Doctors

Several hundred caregivers, sent by Havana, work in public hospitals in the region. Washington's actions against those responsible for this cooperation programme threaten to stifle the health system of these countries, already faced with the emigration of their own doctors.

Why are Caribbean leaders fighting Trump to keep Cuban doctors?

Cuban medical missions provide crucial support to several Caribbean healthcare systems, especially in times of crisis.

US Hardens Sanctions Targeting Medical Program in Cuba and Venezuela

The expanded US visa-restriction policy will apply to Cuban officials involved with the medical brigade program but could ensnare other foreign government representatives.

Caribbean Leaders Say They’ll Risk US Visas Over Cuban Doctors

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley and other Caribbean leaders are promising to sacrifice their US visas to defend Cuban medical brigades that are, once again, in Washington’s crosshairs.

Mottley praised the positive impact of Cuban doctors and nurses. In a strong statement, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley highlighted the importance of Cuban medical collaboration during the Covid-19 pandemic, stressing that the country would not have been able to overcome the health crisis without the help of doctors and nurses from Cuba. READ ALSO: Caribbean leaders defend the hiring of Cuban doctors against US threats. The Prime Minist…

Caribbean Leaders Defy U.S. and Defend Hiring of Cuban Doctors - teleSUR English

Leaders of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) have rejected threats from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who seeks to impose visa restrictions on officials from governments that hire Cuban doctors, claiming labor exploitation. Marco Rubio una vez más coloca su agenda personal por delante de los intereses de #EEUU.Suspensión de visados asociados a acuerdos de cooperación médica internacional de #Cuba, representa la séptima medida de agresión…