Mexico has announced that it will increase the number of Cuban doctors hired to work in the country to 3,800, despite the crisis of healthcare professionals affecting the Caribbean island.
This measure is part of the IMSS-Bienestar program, which aims to improve medical care in 23 Mexican states.
Zoé Robledo Aburto, director of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) and responsible for the consolidation of IMSS-Bienestar, stated in an interview with the leftist newspaper La Jornada that this new organization faces significant challenges in ensuring the operation of medical services and making sure that users receive quality and free care.
Robledo highlighted that one of the main challenges is to complete the staffing of specialist doctors in hospitals.
This problem will be partially resolved with the arrival of Cuban doctors, who will join the 1,200 already working in health centers and hospitals dedicated to providing care for uninsured individuals, it stated.
Last week it was announced that another 2,700 doctors will leave their positions on the island to join the 1,200 who are already providing assistance in hospitals in Mexico.
Robledo argued that the expanded agreement between Mexico and Cuba will allow a total of 3,800 Cuban doctors to provide their services in the country, a measure that has generated criticism due to the shortage of doctors in the Caribbean nation, where the lack of medical staff severely affects the local population.
The regime in Havana needs income that was previously provided in large amounts by medical missions, and Mexico has been an ally and supporter of the government led by Miguel Díaz-Canel, not only through the shipment of fuel and humanitarian aid but also through agreements such as the purchase of stone for the Maya train and the hiring of doctors.
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