Pretoria, 28 September, 2019.- The Minister of Public Health of Cuba, José Angel Portal received his counterpart in the Kingdom of Eswatini, Lizzy Nkosi, accompanied by the Minister of Tourism and Environment and the Deputy Director for Public Health of the Ministry of Health of this country.
During the meeting, the Minister highlighted the work of the Cuban medical brigade that fulfills its mission in this country, made up of 18 doctors and 2 health technicians and stated: "the Cuban doctors who work in my country do their job very well, they do whatever it takes to get good results. They prefer to work in contact with the communities to achieve an impact on improving the health of our people".
Cuba has maintained relations of medical collaboration with Eswatini for 14 years, and according to the Minister, has been a great help in strengthening the health system in her country. The meeting takes place within the framework of the presidential visit of the Kingdom of Eswatini to Cuba, and from the interest of this country to take experiences of the Cuban health system. Both Ministers signed a mutual cooperation agreement between the two nations. Portal Miranda reaffirmed Cuba's willingness to advise the Ministry of Health of Eswatini for the strengthening of its primary health care system.
