‘A sudden gap’: poorest to suffer from Trump’s drive to stop Cuba sending doctors to its neighbours

People across Latin America and the Caribbean find themselves without care as countries bow to US pressure

the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

‘A sudden gap’: poorest to suffer from Trump’s drive to stop Cuba sending doctors to its neighbours

In recent months, many people across Latin America and the Caribbean have suddenly found themselves without healthcare, as nearly a dozen countries acquiesce to pressure from the US to end medical agreements with the Cuban government.

Meanwhile, doctors, NGOs and researchers agree that the people who will be most affected by the sudden withdrawal of doctors – typically deployed to remote and historically underserved healthcare areas – will be the region’s poorest communities.

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