CUBA-TRAINED MEDICAL GRADUATES ARE THE PIONEERS OF THE RE-ENGINEERING OF PRIMARY HEALTHCARE, SAYS KZN HEALTH MEC
Natal Health MEC Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo has described the scores of Cuba-trained medical students who graduated in Durban today(14 July 2017)as pioneers of government’s efforts to re-engineer primary healthcare in the country.
MEC Dhlomo was speaking at a graduation ceremony for 70 medical students (13 from KZN, and 57 from various parts of the country) who were conferred their medical degrees after studying in Cuba for six years and finishing at various South African universities, including the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
This high-level graduation ceremony was attended by, among others, deputy minister Dr Joe Phaahla, his Excellency: Cuban Ambassador, Carlos Fernάndez de Cossion; Deputy Minister of Health, Republic of Cuba, Dr Ileana Morales, and academics.
Jorge Cuevas, member of the PCC Central Committee Secretariat held a working meeting with the General Secretary of the South African Communist Party
Cde. Jorge Cuevas, Member of the Central Committe Secretariat of the Commimist Party of Cuba, held a working meeting with Cde. Blade Nzimande, General Scretary of the SACP.
Cuban International medical Doctors were the recipients of a Special Recognition Award conferred by the South African Communist Party
Cuban International medical Doctors were the recipients of a Special Recognition Award conferred by the South African Communist Party (SACP) for their practice of humanitarian solidarity in many parts of the world, in particular the fight against the Ebola in West Africa.
Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa received Ambassador of Cuba
Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies greets the Ambassador of Cuba Carlos Fernández de Cossío during a working meeting in Pretoria where they reviewed bilateral trade relations and discussed international issues of interest to both countries.
Dies Comrade Comrade Ahmed Kathrada
The Embassy of Cuba conveys to the people and the government of South Africa its heartfelt condolences for the death of Comrade Ahmed Kathrada, a solid stalwart of the struggle against racism and oppression. From Jose Marti, Cuba’s National Hero, we learned that “there are men that, even after death, continue to provide the light of dawn”.