Recently graduated doctors are facing harassment and threats from the regime due to their refusal to work in precarious living conditions in the rural areas of Santiago de Cuba.
The Facebook profile of Edmundo Dantés Junior reflected the struggles of young professionals in the municipalities of Palma Soriano and Santiago de Cuba, who prefer to remain anonymous out of fear of government retribution.
According to the influencer, doctors refuse to work for 20 days in rural areas, citing that the living conditions are inhumane.
The shared photos show the level of deterioration of the scant furnishings, particularly the mattress, which is in a deplorable condition.
The health director of the municipality of Palma Soriano has written directly to each of the young doctors, threatening to revoke their degrees as medical graduates if they continue to refuse, the complaint publication emphasized.
It is accompanied by a screenshot of a chat conversation where it is revealed that at least four young individuals have been threatened by the official.
"They want, at all costs, for them to 'sign a paper' renouncing their status as doctors," emphasized the Facebook profile of the content creator. "They feel unsupported and don’t speak up for fear of retaliation," it stated.
Cuban doctors, who daily endure the shortage of medications and supplies that lead to the death of their patients, are victims of the regime's pressures and blackmail.
The few voices that raise concerns about the poor conditions in care facilities are often silenced by the government, which seeks to prevent the world from knowing the reality of Cuban hospitals at all costs.
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