Georgetown, May 31, 2018. The Prime Minister and First Vice President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Moses Veerasammy Nagamootoo, visited the Cuban medical cooperation stand at the Health Expo-2018, which was inaugurated on Wednesday, May 30th at the Sophia Exhibition Centre in this capital city.
The Prime Minister had a friendly exchange with the members of the Medical Brigade and the Cuban Embassy officials present in the place, whom he thanked personally and on behalf of the Government and the Guyanese people for the cooperation offered by Cuba to his country, especially in the field of Public Health.
The first group of Cuban health collaborators arrived in Guyana in 1976, 42 years ago. Since then, a total of 3,568 health professionals from the Caribbean archipelago have provided medical care to the Guyanese people. In addition, 790 Guyanese citizens have graduated as doctors in Cuba. At present, the Cuban Medical Brigade is made up of 195 collaborators, who work in 8 of the 10 regions of the Guyanese territory.