Lula thanks Cubans for doctors programme

STEVE SWEENEY MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2018


JAILED former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Lula) praised Cubans for their generosity in a letter thanking the country for the “More Doctors” programme which provided healthcare to millions.

The Brazilian Workers Party (PT) leader wrote to the Juventud Rebelde (Rebel Youth) explaining how the programme, which started in 2013, helped those in poor communities, many of whom had never seen a health professional.

President-elect Jair Bolsonaro’s comments attacking Cuban medics saw the programme brought to an end leaving up to 24 million Brazilians without access to healthcare.

Lula warned that healthcare is not a commodity and cannot be treated as a business, praising the 11,000 Cuban doctors who came to Brazil for their “act of generosity and affection for others.”

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