{"id":1054,"date":"2020-03-26T07:15:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T07:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/?p=1054"},"modified":"2020-05-04T22:00:23","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T22:00:23","slug":"usa-puts-pressure-on-other-countries-to-reject-cuban-medical-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/usa-puts-pressure-on-other-countries-to-reject-cuban-medical-care\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. government urges nations to reject medical aid from Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/cuba-medicos.jpg?resize=747%2C497\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/cuba-medicos.jpg?w=748&amp;ssl=1 748w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/cuba-medicos.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. government, through its embassy in Havana, has pressured the countries that currently receive Cuban medical aid to stop the spread of COVID-19, to reject that contribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its official Twitter, the U.S. diplomatic headquarters in this capital said that Cuban medical contributions in the countries affected by the new coronavirus have the only goal of &#8220;recovering the money lost by countries that abandoned this abusive program.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In that sense, they also accuse the Cuban government of &#8220;withholding most of the salary of doctors and nurses in international medical missions, exposing them to terrible working conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The message from the U.S. embassy, which has deserved numerous expressions of repudiation on social media, occurs when the island participates in the confrontation with COVID-19 in China, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Suriname, Grenada, Jamaica, Belize and Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contrary to this position of the Trump&#8217;s government, several world leaders, former presidents and international personalities recognize the selfless work of Cuban professionals, who offer their solidary and disinterested help wherever they are needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once again, the White House attacks the Cuban health professionals, who in half a century of history have carried out missions in 164 countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia, totaling more than 400,000 collaborators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since mid 2019, Washington has stepped up its campaign to discredit the Cuban doctors, who were forced to leave their posts in countries like Bolivia, Brazil and Ecuador, whose right-wing governments and supporters of President Trump have accused the Cubans of instigating and fostering the social protests that these countries are facing.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/news\/us-government-urges-nations-to-reject-medical-aid-from-cuba-20200325\/\">Radio Rebelde<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. government, through its embassy in Havana, has pressured the countries that currently receive Cuban medical aid to stop the spread of COVID-19, to<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/usa-puts-pressure-on-other-countries-to-reject-cuban-medical-care\/\"> 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