Madrid/Without official news about the doctors present in Venezuela, the newspaper’s partial information spirituan Escambray allows us to get an idea of the regime’s intentions at this time. The official media published this Wednesday that there are 305 professionals from that province currently in the South American country, although the current quota amounts to 65 more, who were on the Island for vacations or other authorized reasons. According to Idania Pérez Lugo, head of the Provincial Collaboration Department of the General Directorate of Health, all of them are “protected, safe and with no reports of effects.”
The specialist stated that it was planned that events similar to those of January 3 could occur, when the United States bombed several areas of Venezuela to capture Nicolás Maduro, killing approximately 80 people, of which 32 were Cubans from the Chavista leader’s security ring and 24 Venezuelan soldiers, in addition to other casualties not identified until now. “The medical teams had contingency programs designed and updated, which began to be activated in an organized manner in the face of the new scenario. This plan had been planned for months and the collaborators have been guided by it. Thanks to that, everyone is safe,” he said.
Pérez Lugo affirms that some – the essential ones – have continued to work, as have those who perform their duties in areas “where conditions allow it.” Likewise, he points out, a system of “accompaniment” has been deployed for the families of professionals, including personal visits to 150 families and calls to the remaining ones.
In the same way, he points out, a system of “accompaniment” has been deployed for the families of professionals, including personal visits to 150 families and calls to the remaining ones.
“It has been an express indication of the country’s leadership and the Ministry of Public Health to maintain a permanent exchange with the relatives. We have given them security, trust and the certainty that we are attentive to every detail of the situation,” says the official, who also stated that the facilities in which they work have not been damaged either, a success that she attributes to the “effectiveness of the measures adopted and the coordination with the Central Medical Collaboration Unit.”
At no point is the size of the entire Cuban contingent mentioned, although the provincial figures give an idea of the magnitude: more than 150 nurses and 72 specialists, with a predominance of general medicine, surgery, anesthesiologists and rehabilitation. The team is completed by technologists, technicians, drivers and administrative staff.
Pérez has given more numbers of Sancti Spiritus citizens on an international medical mission: there are 743 and they are present in 33 countries, with Venezuela being the main destination, followed by Qatar, Angola, Algeria and Mexico, “where more than 100 professionals currently work.”
“The Sancti Spiritus medical cooperation in Venezuela remains active, organized and protected, while reaffirming the humanistic and supportive commitment that has distinguished Cuban Health for decades,” said the official, who alluded to the “complex” moment that the country is currently experiencing.
The words are similar to those spoken last Monday by Yuleyvis Martínez Carmona, head of the Medical Mission in Venezuela, on Cuban television, where he already said that all health professionals were “in good condition, they continue to be protected and safe, while the health infrastructure remains fully operational.”
The official also said that he had spoken with all the Cubans deployed there, although the closest contact was made with those who provide assistance at the Comprehensive Diagnostic Center (CDI) of Fuerte Tiuna.
The official also said that he had spoken with all the Cubans deployed there, although the closest contact was made with those providing assistance at the Comprehensive Diagnostic Center (CDI) of Fort Tiuna, where the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense is located, several infantry and armored units that protect Caracas and also the residence of senior officials, including a presidential residence, “one of the sites that suffered the brutal aggression of the Army of the regime of the United States of America.”
The testimonials of the toilets vary in the last hours. A source at the scene told this newspaper that work was stopped in their area, while in other areas they were going to return to normal activities, although the majority speculation is that the aid workers will be evacuated, at least partially.
According to the American network ABC, the Trump Administration has informed the president in charge of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, that the country must comply with ending relations with China, Russia, Iran and Cuba as part of a series of demands before extracting and marketing its oil. However, so far there has been no response from Caracas to this decision that could put an end to a 25-year collaboration and with which the Island obtained free crude oil from PDVSA.
