U.S. leaves Cuban physicians in limbo
Tagged: Cuba, Cuban, Dentist, Doctor, family, latin americaPosted on: March 9th, 2007“Family practitioner Alberto Hernandez suffers anxiety attacks. Dentist Norah Garcia is prone to bouts of uncontrollable sobbing. General practitioner Cesar Fernandez, 31, has high blood pressure.
They are among the tens of thousands of doctors, nurses, surgeons and dentists dispatched from their Cuban homeland as medical missionaries to some of the worlds poorest countries, in the process earning hard currency for the communist regime. But instead of providing much-needed healthcare, they have been caught up in a wider struggle between leftist Latin American leaders and the Bush administration.”
Curation from Tomás
Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Health, International, Politics
Comments
