Cuban Medical Practitioners Bid Farewell to Montserrat after their Productive Stint during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) on Thursday bade farewell to the Cuban health professionals who have provided specialists and support services to the Government and people of Montserrat since 2020.
The first team arrived in July 2020 as part of an agreement between the Government of Montserrat and Cuba to provide support to the Health sector during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a statement issued by the Government information Unit.. GIU, the Ministry of Health said the Republic of Cuba would have sent medics all over the world to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic and Montserrat has benefitted from this programme.
The Ministry says that as the team leaves the island, they will continue to engage with the Republic of Cuba to develop a longer-term arrangement for the provision of medical personnel.
The press release added that the Government of Montserrat conveyed its appreciation to the doctors and nurses, and the Republic of Cuba for their services to the people of Montserrat.
Meantime, It was a bitter sweet moment for some members of the Cuban contingent at the John A. Osborne Airport Thursday before their departure.
Nurse Yanet Pimentel known as Nurse Fraga and before her Gynecologist Dr Vladimir Pino