Cuba's foreign minister has accused the United States of "extorting" Latin American countries by putting pressure on them to cancel deals with Havana to send doctors on medical missions. The US has been pushing countries to cut ties with Cuba's medical program, which has been operating in the region for decades.
Cuba's foreign minister claims the US is using its economic and diplomatic influence to force countries to cancel the medical missions, which provide healthcare services to millions of people in Latin America. The program has been a key part of Cuba's foreign policy, with the country sending thousands of doctors to work in countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia, and Nicaragua. The US has been critical of the program, accusing Cuba of using it as a tool for propaganda and to spread its communist ideology.
Cuba's foreign minister has called on the international community to condemn the US for its actions, saying that the country is violating the sovereignty of Latin American nations. The US has not commented on the allegations, but the US embassy in Havana has previously stated that the US is concerned about the "exploitation" of Cuban doctors in the region.
The Cuban government has said that it will continue to provide medical services to the countries that have cancelled the program, and has offered to provide alternative arrangements for the doctors who have been affected by the US pressure. The US has not specified which countries it is pressuring to cut ties with Cuba's medical program, but several countries in the region have announced plans to cancel the program in recent weeks.
