Jamaica welcomes Cuban medical professionals
Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, Inés Fors Fernández (second left), in discussion with (from left) Senior Director for Human Resources Management and Administration at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Gail Hudson; National Coordinator of the Cuban Medical Brigade in Jamaica, Dr Armando Arronte Villamarin; and Chief Nursing Officer, Patricia Ingram-Martin.
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November 24, 2019

Jamaica welcomes Cuban medical professionals

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness along with Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, Inés Fors Fernández, this morning welcomed 40 medical professionals from Cuba at the ministry’s offices in New Kingston, St Andrew.

The medical professionals, which are part of more than 100 doctors and over 200 nurses recruited from Cuba, will be deployed across the island to assist with the public healthcare service.

They are expected to fill a major shortage of health care personnel here, specifically for doctors, nurses and technicians, including imaging technologists.

In June, the ministry confirmed that it would process 212 nurses, 108 doctors, and 24 technicians. It also said a further 30 doctors would be given lessons in English to see whether or not they would also be processed, while nine technicians would do additional English lessons to see if they qualify.

This latest importation of Cuban medical personnel will mark the largest number of medical recruits at any one time in Jamaica’s history.

Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, Inés Fors Fernández (centre), with the 40 medical professionals from her country and other officials at the Ministry of Health and Wellness.

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