Repost: RJR News, 6-22-24 The Jacden Group of Companies has partnered with BioCubaFarma to train Biomedical Technicians in Jamaica to repair medical equipment. According to Jacden's CEO, Anserd Williams, there's a lack of this critical knowledge in Jamaica, "and we have a lot of medical equipment lying around at hospitals and (other) health facilities, that need repair..." He explained … [Read more...]
Despite U.S. warnings, Cuba’s medical diplomacy triumphs in the Caribbean during pandemic
[Reprinted from the Miami Herald, April 15, 2020] Racing to prevent the collapse of their healthcare systems overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic, vulnerable Caribbean nations last month turned to a neighboring country in a desperate plea for help. They didn’t look to the United States. They asked Cuba. Over eight days the Caribbean island, which has remodeled medical cooperation into its … [Read more...]
290 Cuban Doctors For Jamaica
[Reprinted: Cuban Radio National News, 8-9-2019] Cuba has long been renowned for its medical diplomacy with thousands of its doctors working in medical missions around the world where it is estimated that more than 30,000 Cuban doctors are currently active in 67 countries including Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Cuban cooperation started out in Jamaica in 1976 with 14 doctors and has … [Read more...]