By Prensa Latina, in collaboration with EmbaCuba Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica, 9 June 2020. Cuban nurse Juana Herrera today expressed the willingness of Cuban health personnel to confront the novel SAR-COv2 coronavirus, which endangers the lives of human beings, especially that of the elders.
This registered nurse, who arrived in Jamaica as a member of the Henry Reeve supporting contingent, highlighted the competence of the 434 Cuban healthcare professionals serving in Jamaica, which is evidenced through their care for all patients and their responsibility in complying with measures to avoid contagion with Covid-19. She told Prensa Latina that drinking the morning coffee with her family in Cuba is one of the things she misses the most from her homeland and, despite the longing for each dawn, she continues to devote her efforts to fighting the pandemic in Jamaica.
A specialist in community nursing, Herrera does not quit the family tradition and, in the absence of the strong Cuban aroma, enjoys the typical infusion before starting her workday at the Comprehensive Health Centre in Kingston, St Andrew.
On March 21, she found an alternative to her home habit, so now she repeatedly reserves the first cup of coffee of the day to share it with her Jamaican colleagues, while promoting a comfortable, friendly climate at the working areas.
Talking to Prensa Latina via the internet, the brigade member from the largest island in the Antilles positively valued her experience on Jamaican soil, both culturally and professionally, as she has been able to deal with different patients and diseases.
During the interview, the Cuban specialist ratified the commitment of Cuban professionals to help the people of Jamaica to overcome the disease and "return safe and sound to the Homeland."
She is convinced that the Cuban army in white coats will reach every corner of the world where they are needed and will never surrender. This is demonstrated by the solidarity presence of brigades from the Henry Reeve contingent in 27 nations.
This Cuban professional left her two daughters under the care of her family in her native town Minas de Matahambre, in Pinar del Río, and she summoned the two girls not to disregard their studies and be responsible in complying with sanitary measures.
Although she has been in Jamaica for just over two months, nurse Juana Herrera and the rest of the Cuban healthcare professionals have earned the gratitude and recognition of Jamaican citizens, who see them as protagonists of solidarity in the face of the spread of the pandemic.
Original article: https://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?o=rn&id=372766&SEO=cooperante-de-cuba-en-jamaica-anora-el-cafe-de-su-terruno-foto