Fidel Castro Proposes New Corrective Eye Surgery Program

NEW HEALTHCARE PROGRAM TO BE ADVANCED

After detailing how Cuba could increase its contribution to improving healthcare in Latin America and the Caribbean, Fidel Castro proposed that a new corrective eye-surgery program, that could benefit millions, be presented before the relevant international agencies.

President Castro explained that instead of the current practice of bringing patients to the island, Cuba would send doctors to directly treat patients, resulting in huge savings. In addition, the program would see Cuba training tens of thousands of specialists from other countries.

Fidel Castro announced that talks are underway with several governments and that in the new year it is possible that 15 additional eye clinics be set up like that recently established in Bolivia, adding that the personnel is in place to staff these new centers and additional specialists are presently being trained.

The Cuban president said that currently there are thousands of Cuban healthcare professionals working in dozens of countries attending to more than 59 million people worldwide as part of Cuba’s Comprehensive Health Program for other nations.

Fidel Castro’s statements were preceded by.... (read more)...