By Prensa Latina, in collaboration with EmbaCuba Jamaica
Cockburn Town, The Turks and Caicos Islands, 7 October 2020. Cuba's Henry Reeve medical contingent made 6,838 consultations in the Turks and Caicos Islands, in response to the country’s fight against Covid-19, said Dr. Alfredo Moran.
Talking to Prensa Latina about the work done by the Cuban medical personnel, the head of the medical brigade highlighted that they attended 715 children under 15 years of age and visited 470 patients between July and September. Lethality rate due to Covid-19 is 0.86% in this British overseas nation.
He praised the support of Cuban healthcare professionals to the conduction of 52 surgeries, 58 deliveries and 11,338 nursing procedures, apart from saving the lives of 51 citizens and hospitalizing 203 people with different diseases.
Moran, who is also a general surgeon, supported services at the Cockburn Town Medical Centre for a month. He said the group of Cuban professionals is in good health condition and comply with biosafety and monitoring measures, taking their body temperature daily.
During the dialogue with Prensa Latina via WhatsApp, the Cuban doctor talked about the unity and discipline of the brigade's members facing the extensive work days at the Chersheire de Provinciales Hospital, attached to the InterHealth Canada Hospital.
In this hospital, six nursing specialists share their knowledge about the treatment of Covid-19 patients in the red zone, another three work at emergency units and one in the maternity ward, said Morán.
Three of the nine doctors making up the Henry Reeve, support services at the red zone, two work in the emergency unit, one assist with home investigation; while two internationalists work in the fields of paediatrics and epidemiology.
As a doctor, Moran works at the primary care services performing PCR tests to infected and suspected Covid-19 cases. He also conducts at-home consultations and provide guidance on social distancing.
According to Morán, the medical contingent has disinfectant solutions and the means of protection to carry out perform their duties in the British overseas territory.
The 20-Cuban-healthcare-workers brigade arrived in the territory on June 15 and the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands requested to extend the doctors' stay here, to contain Covid-19 and offer care for other diseases.