Mexico City’s head of government Miguel Angel Mancera and Cuban Public Health Minister Roberto Morales Ojeda signed two agreements on health cooperation.
The first one involves the advising and transfer of experiences between Cuba and the program El Médico en Tu Casa (The Doctor at your House), which is applied in the Mexican capital and was also introduced to a dozen countries in Latin America and the world, including the southern United States.
For his part, Mancera stated that for Mexico City these agreements are reasons for encouragement and satisfaction and expressed interest in expanding the exchanges to the areas of biotechnology and professional training.
During his tour, Mancera and his team accompanied by Cuban health authorities will visit reference medical centers on the island such as the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology and the Institute of Tropical Medicine ‘Pedro Kourí’, located In Havana. (Taken from Prensa Latina)
