The government of Mexico continues to fund the Cuban regime by hiring 363 doctors who recently arrived in the country, in an agreement that has sparked controversy due to the crisis of professionals in the public health system in the Caribbean nation.
The Cuban Embassy in Mexico announced on Facebook that last Friday, 182 Cuban specialist doctors arrived at the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA), located in the municipality of Zumpango, in the State of Mexico, about 45 kilometers north of Mexico City.
“The Cuban diplomatic mission boasted on social media that they will collaborate with their Mexican colleagues to provide health care to those in greatest need in seven states across the country.”
Similarly, the Cuban Embassy in Mexico highlighted on Facebook that on Saturday, another 181 individuals arrived, who were located in nine states across the country.
The arrival of these new Cuban doctors fulfills the announcement made by Mexico last July, when it stated that it would increase the number of contracted doctors to 3,800 to work in the country.
This measure is part of the IMSS-Bienestar program, which aims to enhance healthcare services 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 guaranteeing that users receive quality and free care.
The regime in Havana needs revenue 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 via agreements such as the hiring of doctors.
However, at the beginning of the month, the health councilor in Ayotoxco de Guerrero, located in the Mexican state of Puebla, ordered the arrest of two Cuban doctors who had recently arrived in the municipality to provide services at the community hospital in that rural area.
According to a video circulated by local media, the official "confused" the doctors "with criminals" and, supported by a patrol, took them to the Municipal Palace, where they were held without justification, although they were later released.
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