Mika
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Thu Mar-27-08 11:17 AM
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Thousands of Panamanians Benefit from Cuban Eye Surgery Program |
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Thousands of Panamanians Benefit from Cuban Eye Surgery Program http://www.ahora.cu/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=7745More than 15,000 Panamanians have recovered their sight thanks to the Operation Miracle free eye-surgery program carried out by Cuba and Venezuela to help low-income people from Latin America and the Caribbean.
During a meeting with reporters in Havana, the new Panamanian ambassador in Cuba, Luis Gomez, announced that the first 5,000 Panamanian patients were treated on the island and the others in Panama.
He stressed that, thanks to the Cuban assistance, Panama now has a modern ophthalmological center where more than 10,000 people have been operated upon and where some 70 patients are treated every day.
The diplomat recalled that, at the beginning, the work was done only by Cuban doctors but he said that now there are Panamanian doctors who were train to perform surgeries as well.
Gomez added that nearly 300,000 Panamanians will also benefit from the Cuban literacy program ¨Yo si puedo¨ (Yes, I Can). He said that almost 20% of them, mainly living in indigenous areas, have already learned to read and write.
The Panamanian ambassador noted that other cooperation accords between Cuba and his country include the sale of construction materials, mainly cement and steel, and also the presence in Panama of Cuban sports trainers.
He also pointed out that more than 1,000 Panamanian youths are currently studying at the Havana-based Latin American School of Medicine and said that bilateral trade has reached the figure of $500 million per year.
Finally, he said that bilateral relations are excellent and that they will continue to strengthen friendship and cooperation ties.
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Judi Lynn
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Thu Mar-27-08 12:15 PM
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1. Great news! Working out trade arrangements, services, helping the country's |
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ophthalmologists to become familiar with their procedures, bringing in Panamanian students to the medical school.
This is GREAT. Good for Cuba.
Glad Panama is keeping an open door for a future working relationship, rather than bowing to Bush's commands and turning a national back on Cuba.
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Thu Mar-27-08 01:10 PM
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2. Another great tribute to the Cuban revolution |
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Mika, thanks for posting this.
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