Both parties reaffirmed the commitment to continue strengthening collaboration between health portfolios

Havana, Aug 29 (RHC) Cambodia's Minister of Health, Chheang Ra, requested greater cooperation with Cuba in the health sector, to contribute to achieving universal health coverage in 2035.

Ra made the request when receiving the Cuban ambassador to the Kingdom, Milena Zaldívar, to whom he conveyed his country's gratitude for the support and contribution to the improvement of health services by sending a group of volunteer doctors since 1979.

He also highlighted the training offered by members of the Cuban Medical Brigades during their stay in Cambodia, as well as the training of medical students through scholarships granted by the Cuban government from the 1980s to date.

The Cuban ambassador, for her part, reiterated the firm willingness to continue cooperation with the Cambodian Ministry of Health, in particular the granting of scholarships for general practitioners and public health specialists.

She also offered the possibility of receiving a dozen Cambodian doctors on the island for specialization courses in oncology, as part of the consensus between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Republic of Cuba.

The two parties reaffirmed the commitment to continue strengthening collaboration between health portfolios, as part of which Cuban doctors could be sent to treat cancer, diabetes and other specialties in Cambodian hospitals.

They also agreed to promote business opportunities in the pharmaceutical sector, the production of vaccines and medical equipment, and to promote the introduction of medications for the treatment of diabetic ulcers, under the Memorandum of Understanding signed between both ministries in 2022. (Fuente: Prensa Latina)