Honduran doctors have criticized the arrival of Cuban medical personnel in the country and have requested

that they register with the Medical College of Honduras (CMH), as required by law.

Samuel Santos, the vice president of the CMH, told local

target="_blank">press that all foreign doctors must be accredited by the college and that the Cubans are not complying with this process.

“All doctors must be certified by the CMH, and for the medical brigades, it’s only 90 days, not

two years. For this, the foreign doctor must be certified as a physician,” explained Santos.

In

="_blank">Honduras, there is a high unemployment rate in the healthcare sector, which is why the hiring of Cubans from this sector generates discontent.

According to Santos, the Honduran government should hire national doctors before resorting to foreign

physicians.

At the beginning of February, the governments of Cuba and Honduras signed an agreement to send 89

doctors from the island to the country.

The cooperation agreement, signed at the Presidential House, provides for the arrival of the medical

personnel on February 20, after which they will be assigned to hospitals and medical centers facing shortages.

According to Honduran Health Minister Karla Paredes, the Cuban specialists will be located in the

departments of Gracias a Dios and Lempira, as well as in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, and other urban areas.

The agreement also includes provisions for Honduran doctors to travel to Cuba for specialization,

as well as the opening of seven geriatric clinics and ophthalmology centers in Honduras with Cuban support.