Cuba's Aid Offer Now 1,586 Doctors With 36 Tons of Medicine; Feds Still Have Not Accepted
by Karen O'Keefe Monday, Sep. 05, 2005 at 8:56 AM
karenokeefe@justice.com

The doctors are standing by and ready to travel to aid the Gulf's hurricane victims.

The doctors have already gathered in the Havana Convention Center, and they are ready to go. As they wait for acceptance, they are improving their English and taking intensive epidemiology courses.

The doctors ready to go includes:
1097 specialists in Comprehensive General Medicine, 600 of whom are pursuing Masters degrees in Medical Sciences;
351 general practitioners and intensive care specialists;
72 healthcare professionals with two medical specialties, and
66 specialists in cardiology, pediatrics, gastroenterology, surgery, psychiatry, epidemiology and other specialties.

For more details, please visit: http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BF575F4C0-6E62-45CE-9DEF-376EB90AEE07%7D&language=EN

And, please -- for the many, many people whose health is deteriorating for lack of care -- urge officials to accept this offer.

White House: 202-456-1414; 202-456-1111
Sen. Landrieu: 202-224-5824
Gov. Blanco: 225-342-7015
Mayor Nagin: (504) 658-4000 (I doubt the phone is working. email form at:
http://www.cityofno.com/portal.aspx?
portal=1&load=~/SystemModules/ContactUs.ascx&contacttype=message&conta
ctid=207 )
Rep. Jefferson: 202-225-6636
Sen. Vitter: 202-224-4623

Outside Louisana? The Congressional switchboard is: 202-224-3121.

I have also seen NO U.S. media attention on this. Please write letters-to-the-editor, call in to radio talk shows, and do what you can to force the issue.

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