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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Fourteen Cuban health professionals on Sunday arrived in The Gambia to serve in various health facilities. The medical team comprise 10 doctors and four graduates of different specialties.<\/b><\/p>\n

The medical team arrived in the country to join the Medical Brigade of the Caribbean Island (BMC), currently working in The Gambian health sector.<\/p>\n

The team was received by Sir Rube\u0301n G. Abelenda, the Cuban ambassador to The Gambia and the head of the BMC, Dr. Juan F. Oquendo Montes.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Rube\u0301n disclosed that more than 100 health workers currently make up the contingent of the prestigious Cuban White Coat peaceful army that provides its services throughout The Gambia.<\/p>\n

He stated that the collaboration of the oldest Antillean archipelago with The Gambia in this important sphere began in 1996, and since then, it has been maintained uninterruptedly.<\/p>\n

He advanced that in Banjul, since its creation in 1999, there is also the Faculty of Medicine and Related Sciences, where Cuban professors, together with others of different nationalities, train young people to guarantee the main human right of the people to receive health care.<\/p>\n

Dr. Juan F. Oquendo Montes revealed that on location of the personnel, once analysed and approved by the Health Ministry, will be located in specialised rooms in the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital and others would be posted in various regions, where they are greatly needed.<\/p>\n

He stated that their goal is also to achieve the guaranteed medical care to the most distant regions in The Gambia.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Gambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. Fourteen Cuban health professionals on Sunday arrived in The Gambia to serve in various health facilities. The medical team comprise 10 doctors and four graduates of different specialties. The medical team arrived in the country to join the Medical Brigade of the Caribbean Island (BMC), currently working in The Gambian health sector. 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