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Eight Cuban Doctors Arrive in Namibia to Help Strengthen Healthcare
Eight Cuban Doctors Arrive in Namibia to Help Strengthen Healthcare
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Since Namibia’s independence, about 2,000 Cuban specialists have provided healthcare services in the country. 06.01.2025, Sputnik Africa
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A group of eight Cuban doctors arrived in Namibia late last year, increasing the total number of Cuban medical specialists in the country to 98. Their arrival is aimed at alleviating the shortage of medical staff in Namibia, particularly in underserved areas. The deployment forms part of a bilateral agreement signed by Namibia and Cuba in 2015. The new specialists have expertise in various fields, including internal medicine, neurosurgery, intensive care, pediatrics, orthopedics, psychiatry, gynecology, neonatology, plastic surgery, forensic medicine, stomatology, electromedicine, pharmacy, anesthesia, urology, radiology, and maxillofacial surgery. He noted that the doctors have been assigned to hospitals in Katima Mulilo, Keetmanshoop, Oshakati and Engela, as well as at Katutura Intermediate Hospital, where their skills are urgently needed. While the current agreement was signed in 2015, the presence of Cuban doctors in Namibia dates back to 1991. Beyond healthcare, Cuban expertise extends to fishing, agriculture, sports, education, mining, and construction. More than 100 Namibian doctors also graduated from Cuban universities last year and are currently serving in Namibian State hospitals countrywide. The ambassador emphasized Cuba’s commitment to the partnership with Namibia, expressing hope that the collaboration will further enhance healthcare services in the country.Despite decades of economic blockade, Cuba has maintained a robust healthcare system, including a successful maternal and child health program which significantly reduced the infant mortality rate of 7.1 per thousand live births in children under one year of age in 33 municipalities in the country. Cuba also boasts a comprehensive vaccination program, offering 17 vaccines, 12 of which are produced domestically.
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Eight Cuban Doctors Arrive in Namibia to Help Strengthen Healthcare
Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA)
Since Namibia’s independence, about 2,000 Cuban specialists have provided healthcare services in the country.
A group of eight Cuban doctors arrived in Namibia late last year, increasing the total number of Cuban medical specialists in the country to 98.
Their arrival is aimed at alleviating the shortage of medical staff in Namibia, particularly in underserved areas.
The deployment forms part of a bilateral agreement signed by
Namibia and Cuba in 2015. The new specialists have expertise in various fields, including internal medicine, neurosurgery, intensive care, pediatrics, orthopedics, psychiatry, gynecology, neonatology, plastic surgery, forensic medicine, stomatology, electromedicine, pharmacy, anesthesia, urology, radiology, and maxillofacial surgery.
“This is part of the fulfillment of an agreement between the two governments signed in 2015,” Cuban Ambassador Sergio Vigoa de la Luz told Nampa in an interview on Monday.
He noted that the doctors have been assigned to hospitals in Katima Mulilo, Keetmanshoop, Oshakati and Engela, as well as at Katutura Intermediate Hospital, where their skills are urgently needed.
“We welcome these new Cuban collaborators who will contribute to improving health and well-being in Namibia’s remote regions,” the ambassador said.
While the current agreement was signed in 2015, the presence of Cuban doctors in Namibia dates back to 1991. Beyond healthcare, Cuban expertise extends to fishing, agriculture, sports, education, mining, and construction.
“Currently, 120 Cuban specialists are serving Namibia across various sectors of society and the economy,” Vigoa said.
More than 100 Namibian doctors also graduated from Cuban universities last year and are currently serving in Namibian State hospitals countrywide.
The ambassador emphasized Cuba’s commitment to the
partnership with Namibia, expressing hope that the collaboration will further enhance healthcare services in the country.
Despite decades of economic blockade, Cuba has maintained a robust healthcare system, including a successful maternal and child health program which significantly reduced the infant mortality rate of 7.1 per thousand live births in children under one year of age in 33 municipalities in the country.
Cuba also boasts a comprehensive vaccination program, offering 17 vaccines, 12 of which are produced domestically.
