The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) reported that the return to Cuba of health professionals who were on mission in Venezuela has been normalized, after the logistical problems have been resolved and the reopening of that country’s airspace due to the attacks recorded at dawn on Saturday to capture Nicolás Maduro.
The statement comes out days after sustained rumors circulated on the island that these missions in Venezuela, in the sights of the current US Administration, were going to close.
However, the interruption of the regular return flow occurred in the last months of 2025, when difficulties in air transportation limited trips for vacations and the end of mission, as noted in a statement on Facebook by the Central Medical Cooperation Unit.
The situation later worsened with the closure of Venezuelan airspace, an exceptional measure that led to the total suspension of commercial flights and temporarily stranded collaborators who had already completed their work or were due to begin their rest period, the Minsap said.
With the reestablishment of international air operations to and from Venezuela, health authorities immediately activated the necessary organizational mechanisms to address the accumulated delay.
According to official information, this week flights began to resume in a staggered manner, which has allowed progress in the orderly return of professionals to Cuba.
The process, the ministry detailed, is developed progressively to guarantee compliance with the established contractual deadlines and the right to rest of health workers, while preserving the continuity of Cuban medical cooperation in the South American nation.
The resumption of transfers marks the closing of a period of logistical exceptionality and the return to normality of the mobility cycle of medical collaboration, one of the most sensitive components of bilateral agreements in the health field.
Medical brigade in “full operation”
After the events of January 3, the head of the mission, Yuleyvis Martínez Carmona, confirmed that the professionals remain protected and in good health, while they continue to “fulfill their care functions” in the communities where they provide service, according to statements broadcast in the Midday News.
According to the manager, the Comprehensive Diagnostic Centers, the Comprehensive Rehabilitation Rooms and the popular doctors’ offices suffered no damage, which made it possible to guarantee the continuity of health care.
Cuban doctors in Venezuela will maintain “full operation,” island authorities assure
In addition, he said that the impacts were reported in areas of the states of Miranda, La Guaira, the Capital District and a town in Aragua, while in the rest of the country the situation is proceeding normally.
Martínez Carmona highlighted that the rigorous application of security protocols was key to preserving the integrity of medical personnel and ensuring the stability of services. Most of the collaborators, he explained, have managed to communicate with their relatives in Cuba to convey peace of mind and confirm that they are safe.
On the day of the attacks, the Cuban minister of that sector, José Ángel Portal Miranda, declared in a short message in your X account His ministry remained in “constant” communication with the leadership of the Cuban medical mission in that country.
Portal condemned the US attack on the South American country and added that the island’s collaborators were “protected.”
