The agreement recently formed by the governments of Mexico and Cuba in matters of public health includes the training of specialists, research, vaccines, medicine and the hiring of Cuban doctors to work in the Central American nation.
the mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador He promised that he would disclose the agreement signed with Cuba in its entirety because there was nothing to hide, so the document was delivered to all the country’s media outlets and has been disclosed on the government’s website, according to a report from the agency Latin Press (PL).
Mexico-Cuba Agreement on Health includes training of specialists, research, vaccines and medicines
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The document indicates that on May 8, in Havana, the head of Health of Mexico, Jorge Alcocer Varela; and his counterpart from Cuba, José Ángel Portal Miranda, signed the Cooperation Agreement between the Ministry of Health of Mexico and the Ministry of Public Health of the Republic of Cuba in the field of Health.
Its objective is to establish the reference legal framework, through which both dependencies will develop technical, scientific and academic cooperation activities. accurate PL which, in addition, establishes in article II “Areas and modalities of cooperation”, that both may send specialists to provide services in prevention, public health, care and telementoring in health units or institutions, propose and make available annual spaces for specialist training doctors.
Both nations will also hold agreements on medicines and vaccines, scientific research and any other area that they agree on in writing, in accordance with the agreement outlined by the agency.
On medicines and vaccines, the document specifies that according to their needs and in accordance with the corresponding legal procedures, both countries will be able to acquire medicines, vaccines and all kinds of manufactured medical equipment.
In terms of scientific research, he states that the two nations will set up a technical-regulatory committee to develop joint actions and among the areas that are in the pipeline, the feasibility of developing a comprehensive care program for diabetic patients is being analyzed, whose specifications, according to If this is the case, they will be detailed in the corresponding specific cooperation project.
Cuba and Mexico sign cooperation agreements, after meeting of their presidents in Havana
The information exchanged by both nations within the framework of the agreement may not be published or transferred without the prior written authorization of the person who provided it, and the areas of competence, specific cooperation projects, financing, intellectual property, protection of information, coordinating authorities, employment relationship, dispute settlement, entry into force, duration and termination, clarifies PL.
Finally, the note explains that said agreement entered into force as of the date of its signature and that it will be valid for two years. It may be modified by mutual consent, through written communications, specifying the date on which they will come into force; or may be terminated at any time by giving 90 days prior written notice.
