An Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors program
- POLISTENA, Italy -- Italy’s southern Calabria region is the rare place in Europe where Cuba sends medical professionals under a long-running program that the United States wants to stamp out.
- Cuba’s doctors for decades have worked in developing nations such as Gambia and Venezuela, skilled in providing care with scarce resources.
- Over 200 now staff remote hospitals across Calabria, Italy’s poorest region in the tip of the country's boot.
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- POLISTENA, Italy -- Italy’s southern Calabria region is the rare place in Europe where Cuba sends medical professionals under a long-running program that the United States wants to stamp out.
- Cuba’s doctors for decades have worked in developing nations such as Gambia and Venezuela, skilled in providing care with scarce resources.
- Over 200 now staff remote hospitals across Calabria, Italy’s poorest region in the tip of the country's boot.
Sources: ABC News