22 years after the beginning of the Barrio Adentro Mission in Venezuela. Cuba today ponders this project that is the result of the brotherhood between the two nations.
Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. Stated in X that this historic and revolutionary initiative brought free and quality medical care to all communities in that country.
He also highlighted the imprint of President Hugo Chávez in its creation. The participation of more than 165 thousand collaborators from Cuba.
Born in 2003, the Barrio Adentro Mission set out to guarantee full access to comprehensive and quality health services.
It also focused on specifying Primary Care as a priority. To respond to the social needs of the population. Under the principles of equity, universality, accessibility, free of charge, transsectorality, cultural belonging, participation, justice and social co-responsibility. Contributing to improving the quality of life of the population. Quality of health and life.
This experience brought the novelty of treating patients in a preventive manner and being implemented completely free of charge. Principles maintained until today despite the difficult economic conditions of the country. In recent years due to the blockade and coercive measures.
Official data indicated that more than 200,000 health workers on the island provided services as part of the Barrio Adentro Mission. Thanks to the attention provided by Cuban doctors. According to official sources, the Venezuelan population received the benefit of one billion 296 million 915 thousand 510 medical consultations and more than one million 490 thousand people saved their lives.
With information from CNA and Prensa Latina
Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernández
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