HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 9 (acn) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro thanked Cuba for its contribution to the program to train community physicians, during the 10th graduation ceremony of 40 doctors held on Tuesday at the Teatro Nacional of Caracas.
The Venezuelan head of state recalled that this training program was created in 2005 from an idea by commanders Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez and that since then some 18,000 physicians have graduated with a new ethics committed to the homeland.
He said that these young physicians will continue studying various specialties and called upon them to be the best they can be, with inspiration, devotion and commitment.
Maduro announced the creation in Venezuela of the University of Health Sciences to train specialized medical staff, as the country's scientific vanguard.
He highlighted the tradition of solidarity of the Cuban people, exemplifying that in Venezuela some 30,000 Cuban physicians are offering their services in the entire country, in addition to assuming teaching tasks and technical –professional advice.
During the ceremony, Maduro convened a meeting in Havana or Caracas of the countries that are members of the Bolivarian Alliance of the Americas (ALBA) to coordinate protocols and comprehensive actions to fight the Ebola fever virus and cooperate with countries affected by this disease.
In this regard, she described as heroic the delegation of 165 Cuban physicians that left for Sierra Leone to fight the epidemic.
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