The latest group of 200 Cuban doctors arrived in Mexico on August 21st. They will be working in rural areas.
HAVANA TIMES – With the recent arrival of 200 Cuban doctors there are now almost 600 from the island sent to Mexico in August. Two similar groups of 200 and 199, respectively, landed on August 2nd and 8th.
The doctors are met at the air terminal by diplomatic personnel and agents of the National Immigration Institute. Afterwards, they are transported in official vehicles to Mexico City, from where they depart to other parts of the country.
According to the agreements signed between the two countries, the Cubans have been hired by the Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador administration to fill positions in rural hospitals. These groups that arrived in August will join the 950 doctors that have arrived in the country since 2022, a figure that Mexico expects will reach 5,000, following the extension of the bilateral collaboration agreement, announced at the end of July.
The amount paid to the Cuban government for each doctor and the percentage that will go to the physicians has not been disclosed.
The arrival of the doctors coincided with the Cuban Minister of Public Health, Jose Angel Portal Miranda’s visit to Mexico. The official met with his Mexican counterpart, Jorge Alcocer. A statement issued by the Cuban ministry reported the meeting, aimed at “strengthening collaboration in health matters”.
Alcocer is the highest-ranking official to receive P