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Cuban doctors for Seychelles
Seychelles
Nation, Seychelles.
October 30, 2003.
Cooperation in health between Cuba and
Seychelles has received a major boost following
the announcement that the number of doctors
from the Caribbean island working in Seychelles
will be increased.
This came out at the end of the 9th session
of the Seychelles-Cuba Joint Commission
held in Havana from October 15 to 18, 2003.
The Minister for Health, Mr Patrick Pillay,
led the Seychelles delegation to the talks.
For its part, the Cuban delegation was headed
by Mrs Marta Lomas Morales, Minister for
Foreign Investment and Cooperation.
At the end of the deliberations, which
according to a Foreign Affairs communiqué
took place in a very cordial atmosphere,
an agreed plan of action for the next two
years was signed by the two heads of delegation.
Besides health, other main sectors that
will see increased cooperation are those
of sports, agriculture, tourism, industry,
construction, culture and education.
Noting that 17 Seychellois students are
currently pursuing their university education
in various Cuban institutions, the communiqué
says that the Cuban Government has reiterated
its offer to continue providing such training
opportunities for young Seychellois within
its possibilities.
During the visit Minister Pillay and his
delegation also held talks with senior government
officials from the ministries of Public
Health, Foreign Affairs, and International
Trade on issues of mutual interest and concern.
They also visited a few medical institutions
where they were briefed on the aspirations
and challenges of the Cuban Government in
providing adequate health care to the population.
The next Joint Commission is scheduled
in two years' time in Victoria.
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