Congratulations to the Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade Specialized in Disaster Situations and Serious Epidemics on its 15th Anniversary!
Pretoria, Septiembre 19.- The International Medical Brigade was created on 19 September 2005, in response to the damage caused by hurricane Katrina to New Orleans in the United States, which brought about approximately 1,336 casualties.
The Brigade was called Henry Reeve as a tribute to an American man, born in New York, who joined the Cuban independence war against Spanish colonial domination. In the history of Cuba, Henry Reeve became a paradigm of international solidarity.
South African Miners Union Donation contributes to Cuban efforts in the fight against COVID-19
Pretoria, Septiembre 16, 2020.- The important South African National Union of Mine Workers (NUM) made a donation of various supplies to contribute to Cuba's efforts in the fight against COVID-19.
Eswatini government thanks Cuba for sending doctors to fight COVID19
Pretoria, September 9, 2020.- The government of the Kingdom of Eswatini sent a message of gratitude to its Cuban counterpart, on behalf of His Majesty King Mswati III, the Queen Mother and the people and government of the Kingdom, for the valuable assistance given by the 19 doctors sent by the Island to assist in efforts against the COVID 19 pandemic.
Zweli Mkhize: Cuban Medical Brigade continues to play critical role in battle against Covid-19
Pretoria, September 3rd, 2020.- While there has been controversy around the deployment of the Cuban Medical Brigade, the team has been with us through the worst of the Covid-19 surge, writes Zweli Mkhize.
A little over four months ago, 187 highly skilled medical professionals boarded a South African Airways flight from Cuba – embarking on a 16-hour journey to Pretoria Waterkloof Air Force Base.
Tribute to a true ambassador
Pretoria, August 27, 2020.- Cuba and South Africa formally established diplomatic relations on May 11, 1994, just one day after Nelson Mandela´s inauguration as President.
In fact, Cuba was the first country that a liberated South Africa recognized diplomatically and the first in which South Africa established a new embassy after the end of Apartheid.