United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as a weapon against Cuba's international medical collaboration

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United States Agency for International Development, USAID, América Latina, Cuba, derechos humanos, misiones médicas, médicos, servicios de salud.

Abstract

The article analyzes the subversive work assigned by the Biden administration to the United States Agency for International Development, to attack Cuban medical brigades abroad. Specifically, it analyzes the new program called Combating forced labor in Cuban medical missions, and at the same time, corroborates the existence of a strategy to boycott medical cooperation and the export of health services, especially aimed at the latter modality, with the in order to cut off economic income. The background to this new program is a similar one funded by the Trump government in 2019, although it has an additional one million dollars. Since the main line of message used against international Cuban medical agreements is that they violate human rights by promoting slave labor, they prioritize the search for testimonies to support said campaign. The program has elements of covert actions and requires those elected to carry out actions within Cuba and in Latin American countries. The latter is consistent with the health strategy that Biden implements to regain his influence in the region, in addition to reducing Cuba's prominence. Finally, it is shown that, although Biden imposes his imprint on the strategy, he is a follower of Donald Trump.

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Author Biographies

Yiliam Jiménez Expósito, Ministerio de Salud Pública. Departamento de la Colaboración Cuba Recibe.

Jefe Departamento de la Colaboración Cuba Recibe, Ministerio de Salud Pública.

Omar Stainer Rivera Carbó, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores

Especialista Relaciones Exteriores Dirección General de Planeamiento Político

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2024-02-07

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Jiménez Expósito Y, Rivera Carbó OS. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as a weapon against Cuba’s international medical collaboration. Rev Cubana Med Milit [Internet]. 2024 Feb. 7 [cited 2025 May 7];53(1):e024023034. Available from: https://revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/23034

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Vol. 53 No. 1 (2024): January - March

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Opinion Article

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