Brigada Médica
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Day of the titans and heroic guerrillas in white coats
By. MSc. María Inés Álvarez Garay (*) Latin American Medicine Day is celebrated in Cuba and other countries of the Great Homeland in commemoration of the birth of the wise Cuban epidemiologist Carlos Juan Finlay. Finlay was born on December 3rd, 1833 in Puerto Príncipe, Camagüey. His main contribution to world science was his explanation Continue reading
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Cuban doctors in the Gambia pay tribute to Fidel with solidarity and a humane day
Banjul, Nov 21.- The Cuban Medical Brigade (BMC) in The Gambia today paid tribute to the historical leader of its Revolution, Fidel Castro, with a special day of assistance to community health in the town of Pirang, about 50 kilometers from this capital. Upon their arrival in Pirang, a group of CMB members who regularly Continue reading
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«The contribution of Africa to the formation of Cuban culture is undeniable», they say in Gambia
Banjul, Oct 25th.- «The contribution of Africa to the process of formation of Cuban culture and identity is undeniable,» affirmed the collaborator of the Medical Brigade (BMC) here, María Inés Álvarez Garay, in a two-part interview published in the stellar evening news on GRTS, the Gambia’s main television station. In the dialogue with GRTS for Continue reading
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Notes from the Cuban National Anthem resound in the Gambia
Banjul, Oct 20.– The notes of the National Anthem of Cuba resounded this Tuesday throughout the Gambian geography when they were sung by the members of the Medical Brigade (BMC), on the occasion of this October 20 of the Culture Day in the largest of The Antilles. Before beginning their sacred missions to heal and Continue reading
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The «slaves» of solidarity and the vocation to save lives
By: MSc. María Inés Álvarez Garay (*) On October 10th, 1868, the patriot lawyer Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (1819-1874) freed his slaves and raised the Cubans in arms, the first founding event of the Revolutions of National Liberation in the largest archipelago of the Antilles. The ringing of the bell of his sugar mill La Continue reading
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Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
“THE UNITED STATES STRENGTHENS ITS CAMPAIGN AGAINST CUBA’S INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL COOPERATION”. The Cuban people and the international community are aware of the dishonest campaign that the government of the United States has launched since 2019 to discredit Cuba’s international medical cooperation; exert pressure on the governments that have asked for it and deprive peoples of Continue reading
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The Cuban Medical Brigade (BMC) in The Gambia salutes and celebrates this September 28th the 60th anniversary of the creation of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR)
It is impossible to talk about the CDRs and not think of our Commander in Chief, Fidel Castro, who with his ideas and actions truly taught us the meaning of “people.» How can I forget those words in the speech of September 28th, 1960 when he expressed: «… We are going to implement, in the Continue reading
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De Cuba a África, el compromiso del doctor Marcos con la vida
BEATRIZ VAILLANT RODRÍGUEZ | FOTO: CORTESÍA DEL ENTREVISTADO Santiago de Cuba, (ACN) Seguidor de las ideas de Ernesto Guevara (Che) y Fidel Castro, al doctor Marcos Antonio Sastre Acevedo le unen profundos lazos con África, continente donde cumple misión internacionalista por segunda vez, y desde allí ratifica su compromiso con la vida de los más Continue reading
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True winners of the Nobel Peace Prize
By: MSc. María Inés Álvarez Garay, and Dr. Daylis Sánchez Villafañes (*) For almost six decades Cuba has sent its brave peaceful soldiers in white coats around the world, they carry in their hands not sophisticated weapons, but a stethoscope, and in their luggage love and wisdom to defeat disease, as well as consecration, altruism Continue reading
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Nobel Peace Prize for Cuban health professionals
By: María Inés Álvarez Garay (*) Countless voices are raised on both ends of the planet. Intellectuals, artists, political personalities, social leaders, heads of State and Government, ministers, senior officials of international organizations, Nobel Peace Prize winners and many other figures from the contemporary world, united by a single objective: They ask for a Nobel Continue reading
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Committed to the sacred duty of saving lives
By María Inés Álvarez Garay (*) In the speech delivered in the act of constitution of the International Contingent of Doctors Specialized in Disaster Situations and Serious Epidemics «Henry Reeve», on September 19, 2005, the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, expressed: «These words would seem presumptuous if our country could not be Continue reading
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The Cuban Medical brigade in The Gambia is already in the red line up to the Victory
By: Maria Ines Alvarez Garay(*) Twenty years ago our eternal commander Fidel Castro Ruz gave a speech in which he referred to the Cuban Medical Brigade (CMB) in The Gambia: Continue reading
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The Gambia in Fidel
Banjul, August 13. – On a day like today, but 20 years ago, the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, delivered a speech in Havana, in which he spoke of Gambia and the collaboration of the largest of the Antilles with this West African nation. Continue reading
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Cuban Medical Brigade in the Gambia: Fidel, a ray of light towards a better future
The Cuban Medical Brigade in the Gambia commemorates the birth of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, on August 13th , 94 years after his birth. Fidel’s life cannot be reduced to a few lines. His permanent bond with the people and his unlimited dedication to the cause of the Revolution have left an indelible Continue reading
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Fidel Castro and his valuable example of brotherhood with Africa
By María Inés Álvarez Garay (*) The struggles against racial domination and discrimination in Africa had in Fidel the highest expression of internationalism, as a defender of human rights. The leader of the Cuban Revolution extended his aid to the African people oppressed for decades by colonialism and segregationist regimes. When the Cuban Revolution triumphed, Continue reading
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Conscientious guardians of health
Written by MSc. María Inés Álvarez Garay (*) A July 26th of glory in this African land, and what better tribute to its people than to offer them health, life and much love. Members of the Cuban Medical Brigade (BMC) in The Gambia do not give up on death, their daily work, their love for Continue reading
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The Cuban sappers in white sanitary gowns
By Patricio Montesinos Sappers are always said to risk their lives for the benefit of saving the lives of thousands of people, when they disable minefields in conflict settings. Continue reading
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Los zapadores cubanos de Batas Blancas
Por Patricio Montesinos Se dice siempre que los zapadores arriesgan sus vidas en beneficio de salvar las de miles de personas, cuando desactivan campos minados en los escenarios de conflictos. Continue reading
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For the first time visual screening for people with albinism in The Gambia
Written by MSc. María Inés Álvarez Garay and Dra. AdisnuviaRiberaux (*) A July 26th movement in this land of African brothers struggling to raise the quality of life of the population with our firm convictions that a better world is possible for all. Continue reading
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The Gambian people consider Cuban doctors their relatives, said Minister of Health
Banjul, July 21. – The Gambian people always assure that the collaborators of the Cuban Medical Brigade (BMC) are its relatives, said today the Minister of Health of this nation of West African Dr. AhmadouSamateh. In a work meeting with the head of the BMC, Dr. Anaris Martha Odio, the Minister expressed that, like all Continue reading
"An Island on a Continent" 