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Pretoria, July 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Deputy Minister of Public Health, Alfredo González, today meets with the South Minister -African of this portfolio, Aaron Motsoaledi, a meeting in which they will discuss the medical collaboration between the two countries and its possible expansion.
. During both meetings, he said, the close relations of friendship and cooperation between the two states and the possible development of cooperation in the health sector were reiterated. [19659005] Gonzalez began his visit to South Africa to Cape Town, where he attended the graduation of 57 South African doctors who studied in the Caribbean island, as part of a Collaborative Program Promoted by Missing Presidents Nelson Mandela and Fidel Castro.
As part of this idea, the training program for South African doctors in Cuba was established, supported by agreements in this regard between the health ministries of both countries, signed in 1996.
Southern Africa gradually joined Cuban medicine universities for five years of study, after which they returned to South Africa to complete the final year of their careers.
This program, which started in 1997-98 with about 30 students per year, was considerably expanded in 2012 thanks to a new bilateral agreement.
In this regard, the official noted that 1800 South African youth are studying medicine in Cuba and 703 of them have recently returned home to complete their internship, linked to local universities.
In his speech at the graduation ceremony of the 57 doctors in Ciudad del Cabo, the deputy minister said that during his stay in Cuba all South African students, as well as those from 120 other nations, received training in the teaching of scenarios, according to the principle of education at work.
expressed, pursues the goal of strong professional training and to achieve the commitment of these students with their people of social, humanistic, ethical and revolutionary values, which meet the requirements that doctors of the 21st century have before them.
This is a reflection of the deep ties of friendship, solidarity and cooperation among the governments and peoples of Cuba and South Africa, he said. [19] 659005] This program, added González, is a source of pride for members of the faculty of Cuban universities for having contributed to the training of South African health professionals sister.
After his interview this Thursday with Minister Motsoaledi, González will hold a meeting with Cuban doctors who provide services in Gauteng Province.
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