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The program entitled "Misión Barrio Adentro" consists in offering free health services
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July 23, 2018 16h57
A group of 62 Cuban doctors recently graduated from the University of Medical Sciences of Havana (UCMH) will provide services to Venezuela, informed the official media of the island Monday.
One of the graduating doctors of the 2017-2018 academic year, Luis Alvaro Herrera Betancourt, said that they will work in the health program called "Barrio Adentro Mission" which offers free health services in the popular areas of the oil country.
This social program developed by Cuban doctors was established in 2003 sponsored by the then presidents of Hugo Chávez and Fidel Castro, both deceased.
Cuba and Venezuela are close political and economic allies, and the South American country sends oil to the Caribbean island at subsidized prices in exchange for Cuban professional services, particularly health and teaching staff. professional services, mainly medical, is the main source of foreign exchange for the island
The contingent of Cuban health workers in Venezuela had in recent years more than 30,000 members among the doctors of various specialties, dentists, optometrists, physiotherapists and other technicians, according to official data.
The export of professional services, mainly medical, is the main source of foreign exchange for the island and contributed between 2011 and 2015 to an average annual estimate of $ 11.543 billion for the caisses Cuban agreement with official sources.
The economic results of this activity exceed the tourism industry, which recorded a turnover of $ 2,800 million in 2016, according to the latest data available.
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