For decades, Cuba has deployed tens of thousands of doctors and nurses to underserved regions of the globe. But those ...

A senior Cuban diplomat has accused the Trump administration of trying to discredit the thousands of Cuban doctors working around the world and deprive the country of an important source of income.

The State Department announced on Tuesday that “several” Central American government officials, who the U.S. government says are linked to Cuba’s medical mission program, will face visa ...

According to Cuban official figures, Cuba sent 22,632 medical professionals to 57 countries in 2023, with Cuba earning $6.3 billion in 2018 and $3.9 billion in 2020, in part in the form of oil ...

June 4 (UPI) --The U.S. State Department has imposed visa restrictions on an unspecified number of Central American government officials accused of being involved in Cuba's medical mission program.

Republican administrations have tried to target Cuba’s medical missions before, but Mr. Trump is taking a harder line: In February, for the first time, the U.S. government said it would withdraw ...

The decision to restrict visas for those involved with Cuban medical missions is the latest significant escalation in U.S. policy toward Cuba since Trump took office on January 20.

President Donald Trump’s partial travel ban targeting nationals from Cuba and Venezuela will directly affect South Florida’s large Cuban and Venezuelan communities. Starting Monday, the new ...

He announced visa restrictions in late February on ... on Human Rights asked the 34 members of the Organization of American States for details of any agreements with Cuba for medical missions.

FILE - Cuban doctors arrive at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba, June 8, 2020, after traveling to Italy to help with the COVID-19 emergency response. (Ismael Francisco/Pool via ...

Cossio said over the decades Cuba has sent more than 100,000 doctors to more than 70 countries to provide much needed medical care. More than 22,000 doctors are now working in more than 50 ...