Year of first international
cooperation in health |
1960
(Chile - earthquake disaster relief) |
Year of first comprehensive medical cooperation |
1963 (Algeria) |
Total # of countries in which Cubans have volunteered since 1960 |
101 |
# of health professionals who have volunteered abroad since 1960 |
100,000 |
# of countries in which Cuban health professionals are working* |
69** |
# of Cuban health professionals working internationally* |
29,809 |
% of those that are physicians |
>70% |
Country with the most Cuban personnel by region |
South America: Venezuela
Caribbean: Haiti
Central America: Honduras
Africa: Ghana
Asia: East Timor |
Average monthly stipend for Cuban health professional abroad |
US$150-200 |
Pieces of medical equipment repaired by Cuban technicians working abroad (1999-2006) |
~ 55,000 |
# of countries participating in vision restoration program* |
27 |
# of patients treated in vision restoration program* |
317,489 (includes 69,000 Cubans) |
# of countries to which Cuba has provided post-disaster medical care since 1960 |
14 |
# of Chernobyl children treated in Cuba thru 2006 |
>23.000 |
# of countries to which Cuba dispatched post-disaster medical teams 2005-2006 |
4 (Guatemala, Pakistan, Indonesia, Bolivia) |
# of field hospitals equipped and staffed by Cuba in Pakistan |
32 |
# of patients attended by Cuban doctors in post-quake Pakistan |
>1.7 million |
# of Cuban medical personnel in post-quake Pakistan |
2,378 |
# of surgeries performed by Cuban doctors in post-quake Pakistan |
14,506 |
# of countries with students at Havana's Latin American Medical School |
29 |
# of students on full scholarships |
8,705 |
*As of February 2007 (Source: Registros estadísticos de la Unidad Central de Cooperación Médica).
**Cuba and the Solomon Islands have signed accords in health cooperation, bringing the number to 70, but health professionals have not yet been posted.
Source: Registros estadísticos de la Unidad Central de Cooperación Médica, 2006.
*Two countries have recently signed bi-lateral heatlh accords with Cuba, which will dispatch health professional presently: Kiribati and Solomon Islands.
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