Abuja, October 9, 2020. The Honourable Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire and Her Excellency, Clara M. Pulido Escandell, Ambassador of Cuba in Nigeria, met at the headquarters of the Ministry of Health, prior to a virtual section between health experts from the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Cuba, to discuss the experience of managing COVID-19.
During the meeting, the Cuban Ambassador transmitted to the Minister information about the Cuban Health System, elements about the situation in Cuba in the face of the pandemic and in addition to the relevant role that the Cuban Medical Brigades are playing in the current situation of epidemiological crisis, both within as outside the island.
Also present at the meeting was the Honourable Minister of Communication of Nigeria, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim, who attentively received the information and was also interested in the educational system on the Island.
Also present at the meeting were directors of the Nigerian Ministry of Health and the counsellor of the Cuban embassy in Nigeria, Pavel Bauzá Fusté.
(Embassy of Cuba in Nigeria)