The more than 3,000 doctors who make up the mission collaborate in 570 municipalities in 29 states, a figure equivalent to 23 percent of the 2,478 municipalities in the national territory. That is, they are in one out of every four demarcations in the country.
“The greatest impact of the Cuban brigade has been to contribute, together with Mexican specialists, to the expansion of medical coverage to populations that previously did not have medical specialists,” according to the sources consulted.
During their stay in Mexico, they have carried out more than 7,500,000 consultations, 114,000 surgeries, 280,000 dialysis sessions and nearly 65,000 high-tech studies.
The Cuban Doctors’ Brigade is one of the humanitarian policies of the island’s government. They began in the 60s after the triumph of the revolution led by Fidel Castro. They have served hundreds of thousands of people in more than 150 nations around the world.
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 