The first medical mission from the largest Antillean Island traveled to Algeria in May 1963, and since then, 52,202 Cuban health workers have rendered their services in 93 countries.

As part of that strategy, Cuba implemented the so-called Integral Health Program, which was initiated in Central America in November 1998 and has been backed up by 4,000 experts.

The program is benefiting 20 countries, including 12 African nations, and has had a favorable impact on health indicators in those countries.

As part of the program, Cuban professionals have assisted over 27 million patients, have vaccinated five million children and have saved 400,000 lives.

Cuba's international medical cooperation also includes training human resources in 37 countries, and over 30 brigades have participated in rescue operations due to natural disasters, and in the fight against dengue fever in Honduras, among other tasks.

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