• Submitted by: manso
• International
• 01 / 04 / 2011

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By AIN / [email protected] / Monday, 03 January 2011 12:14. Cuba has been aiding Haiti long before the devastating earthquake and the current cholera strike. President Rene Preval thanked Cuba for its support of the Haitian people in the fight against cholera and sent a congratulation message to the people of Cuba on the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of the Cuban Revolution.

Cuban Doctors Save 250000 People in Haiti

“Cuba, in spite of its own difficulties, is the country that helps Haiti the most. They were present even before the earthquake hit us, assisting us in the education and health sectors; and, after the
earthquake, this assistance increased,” he told Cuban reporters in Haiti.

“The Cuban State, Government and people, and particularly Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, have paid close attention to Haiti. He has dedicated more than five of his Reflections to our difficult situation,” Preval told Granma newspaper.

“More than 500 Haitian doctors have been trained in Cuba and we will soon have 1,500 Cuban health professionals working in the most remote places of my country in the fight against cholera.

It is the most important and effective help we have received,” he added.

“On the occasion of the double anniversary of the Cuban and Haitian revolutions, on behalf of the Haitian people and Government, on my behalf and in particular on behalf of those who benefit from the Cuban medical assistance, I wish the Cuban people a happy new year. Forever onward to victory! We will conquer!,” Preval concluded.

As of December 31, 2010, the Cuban Medical Brigade saved more than 50,000 Haitians infected with cholera and reduced to 0.54% the mortality rate of the disease in the health institutions under their management.

Source. www.radioangulo.cu/en/index.php/news/health/