Harare, October 18, 2023. Chargé d'affaires a.i. of Cuba in Zimbabwe, Yoisy Ford García, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Health and Child Care, Honorable Dr. Douglas Mombeshora, in the company of the head of the Cuban Medical Brigade, Dr. María Eugenia García Céspedes. Officials from the Ministry of Health and the Foreign Ministry were also present on the Zimbabwean side.
Minister Mombeshora highlighted Cuba's contribution in the training of Zimbabwean professionals in health and other sectors. He recognized the technological development of the island and the help it provides to his country despite facing the US blockade. He conveyed the will to continue strengthening historical bilateral ties and expand cooperation in areas of training health workers, telemedicine and pharmaceutical, among others.
The Cuban diplomat thanked the Ministry of Health for its support to the Cuban Medical Brigade. She expressed Cuba's willingness to continue revitalizing mutual cooperation and be in better conditions to face Western sanctions. She considered that it is the right time to achieve a higher level of exchange based on the experience acquired by both countries in the sector.