Dili, September 27, 2026. A comprehensive health program took place in the administrative district of the beautiful island of Atauro—part of Timor-Leste's territory—organized by the Cuban Embassy in coordination with the Cuban medical brigade based in the capital and officials from the Timorese health system.
As a result of this initiative, approximately 100 patients received specialized medical care for the first time. During the event, the President of the Municipal Authority, Mateus Beto, and the Acting Director of Timorese Medical Services, Agostinha Da Costa Gomes, expressed their gratitude to the Cuban doctors, who were accompanied by 30 students from the Cuban Higher School of Medicine.
In this spirit of solidarity, brotherhood, and fraternity, María Días Ximenes—founding president of the Cuba Friendship Association—sent a congratulatory message marking the 66th anniversary of the Cuban Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDRs). Her message was followed by remarks from the National Coordinator for Solidarity with Cuba, Dr. Joaquín de Jesús Vaz, and concluding words of thanks from Ambassador Alina Aldama. The Ambassador also referenced the remarks made by the President of Timor-Leste, Dr. José Ramos-Horta, at the 81st UN General Assembly regarding the current situation facing the Cuban people.
Leading the team of collaborators were the Deputy Head of the Medical Mission, Dr. Ivón Alfonso Alfonso, and the Director of the Higher School of Medicine, Dr. Diamela Henríquez Navarro. as well as the coordinators of Primary Health Care (PHC) and the Guido Valadares National Hospital (HNGV).
Also present were the Ambassador of Angola, José Andrade de Lemos, and the Chargé d'Affaires (a.i.) of the SADR, Mohamed Ahmed Mehdi, among other friends of the solidarity movement with Cuba and representatives of the community of Cubans residing in the country.
Cuban Embassy in Timor Leste.
