Foreign Relations of Cuba - Humanitarian Aid

Humanitarian Aid

See also: Cuban medical internationalism

Since the establishment of the Revolutionary Government of Cuba in 1959, the country has sent more than 52,000 medical workers abroad to work in needy countries, including countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. There are currently about 20,000 Cuban doctors working in 68 countries across three continents, including a 135-strong medical team in Java, Indonesia.

Read more about Cuba's medical collaboration in Africa at:

  • White Coats by the Gambia River

Cuba provides Medical Aid to Children Affected by Chernobyl Nuclear Accident:

  • The children of Chernobyl in My Memory

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