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Nicaragua: Cuban brigade Progress in Disability Study
MANAGUA - Cuba brigade "Todos con voz" (all with voice) will begin on Monday the fourth and last phase of the disability study carried out in the Nicaraguan department Matagalpa, announced Miladys Orraca, who is the groupยดs coordinator.
Cuban specialists begin the last phase after an arduous work in the north and south of the region, which is mostly mountainous and where the main means of transportation are horses or donkeys. The brigade walked up and down the hills during many working days, said Orraca.
The people are very supportive, said the Cuban doctor. Nicaraguan countrymen, as same as us, share the little they have with love and solidarity, and that is something that comforts and stimulates us.
In Masaya, 4,862 people with disabilities were studied until October 28 and most of the municipalities solved the serious cases in that sector which according to Minister of Health of Nicaragua Guillermo Gonzalez is the most forgotten of the society.
Up until now, the Cuban brigade has seen more than 26,000 people, who now have a medical treatment.
The multidisciplinary team, which members are also geneticists, orthopedists, physiatrists and other specialists, carries out a comprehensive work, pointed Orraca.
Cuban doctors will carry out their study in the Nicaraguan territory and will carry out other works related to health as the prevention and the fight against dengue and will also provide medicines to the population to combat their diseases.
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When: 24/11/2009
