President Cyril
Ramaphosa on Monday welcomed the arrival of 217 Cuban doctors to support his
government’s efforts to curb the spread of
COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.
The Cuban doctors, who will be deployed across all nine
provinces in South Africa, include health experts
in the fields of epidemiology, biostatistics, and public health and healthcare
technology engineers.
Ramaphosa said in a statement on Monday that the deployment of Cuban doctors is a demonstration of the strategic partnership and solidarity between South Africa and Cuba and a good example of South–South cooperation.
Cuba, which has confirmed, 1337 cases of the virus at home and 51 deaths, has one of the world’s highest number of doctors per capita and is renowned for its focus on prevention, community-orientated primary health care and preparedness to fight epidemic.
The country has more than 37,000 health care workers in 67 countries worldwide, according to the Cuban
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