The first day of the political-cultural festival Fête de l’Irteité opened this Friday with a debate about The possibility of incorporating Cuban doctors into the French health system to face the shortage of professionals in cities and communes.
The round table, organized by the Cooperative of Communist, Republicans and Citizens and moderate by its president, Philippe Rio, was attended by local leaders and the Cuban delegation in the event.
The speakers stood out The trajectory of Cuba’s medical cooperation in more than a hundred countries And they alerted about the “medical desert” that affects vast areas of France, reducing the quality of life and generating citizen discomfort, according to Latin press.
The vice president of the Gard Departmental Council, Christian Basid, revealed that Several initiatives have requested President Emmanuel Macron authorizing the arrival of Cuban professionals.
Basid stressed that it is not about displacing French doctors, but about covering essential gaps “so that people live longer and dignity.”
France, Cuban doctors and the deficit of health personnel
For his part, Manuel Pascual, interim president of Cuba Coopération France (Cubacoop)he remembered milestones Cuban health cooperation such as Operation Milagro, Western Africa assistance against Ebola and the response against COVID-19.
Pascual urged to coordinate efforts to facilitate local agreements that allow the arrival of Antillean doctors and denounced the discredit campaigns promoted by the United States against these programs.
The head of the Cuban delegation, Juan Miguel García, and Ambassador Otto Vaillant, reiterated The willingness of the island to send doctors without compromising their own health system.
Along the same lines, André Chassaigne defended the viability of the project, proposing pilot programs to overcome language and organization challenges.
France continues in the footsteps of Italy, which in August agreed to hire Cuban doctors to cover the lack of specialists in regions such as Calabria and Molise.
Despite the sanctions and criticisms of the Trump administration, several countries in Europe and Latin America have supported the work of the Cuban medical brigades.
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