Haiti - Cuba : Haitian Minister of Health welcomes Cuban medical aid

Haitian Minister of Health Bertrand Sinal highlighted the importance of Cuba's international medical assistance at the 5th Cuba Salud 2025 Health Conference. The conference concluded on April 26 after five days of discussions with more than 5,000 delegates from 88 countries in over 400 activities.

In his remarks to the Cuban News Agency, Sinal highlighted Cuba's crucial contribution to populations in need, both through its medical brigades and the training of doctors from various nations.

He cited his own country as an example, having benefited from the training of more than 2,000 doctors in Cuba, including himself, emphasizing, "Cuba is an example for Haiti to follow in its efforts to reduce maternal and infant mortality and to strive for health sovereignty through bilateral relations."

Minister Sinal reported that 78 Cuban doctors are currently working in areas of Haiti where medical coverage is precarious, helping to diagnose and treat diseases such as malaria and dengue fever.

Furthermore, he joined representatives of other governments in the Western region and around the world who have expressed support for the assistance of Cuban international medical brigades in the face of Washington's ongoing attacks on Cuba's medical cooperation agreements.

It should be recalled that in early March, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions against Cuban officials, past and present, as well as anyone, including foreign government officials, suspected of involvement in the Cuban labor export program, particularly Cuban medical missions abroad. According to the State Department, this policy also applies to the immediate families of those targeted.

Marco Rubio claims that this policy aims to protect the Cuban people from forced labor orchestrated by the Cuban government to the detriment of health professionals deployed in several Caribbean countries. Fortunately, "so far" the State Department appears unwilling to follow through on its threats...