More than 40 organizations will host Cuban doctors in Sergipe.
The Landless Workers' Movement (MST), the trade union centers (CUT, CTB), the Central of Popular Movements, the Urban Workers' Movement (Motu), neighborhood associations, among other groups, will go to the airport on Sunday (15) to hold a large demonstration in support of foreign doctors; PT parliamentarians are also expected to participate in the reception; representatives from the State Health Secretariat will also be present.
247 - More than 40 organizations are preparing to welcome the first Cuban doctors to arrive in Sergipe This weekend. The Landless Workers Movement (MST), the trade union centers (CUT, CTB), the Central of Popular Movements, the Urban Workers Movement (Motu), neighborhood associations, among other groups, will go to the airport on Sunday (15) to hold a large demonstration in support of foreign doctors. PT parliamentarians are also expected to participate in the reception. Representatives from the State Health Secretariat will also be present.
"We will hold a big party to demonstrate our support for the 'More Doctors' program and the arrival of the new professionals," said state deputy João Daniel (PT), exclusively to Sergipe 247.
The president of the Central Workers' Union of Brazil in Sergipe (CTB/SE), Edival Góes, said he hopes that "the arrival of these Cuban doctors can fill the gap we have in medical professionals in the state's basic health units." "As workers, they deserve all our support," he stated.
The expectation of CTB/SE is that the most needy population, which depends on the SUS (Brazilian public healthcare system), will have access to medical assistance, especially in the most remote regions where there are no professionals to attend to them. "There is a shortage of doctors because many don't want to work in the interior. For this very reason, the Cubans should be well received by the people of Sergipe," he emphasized.