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Most Cuban doctors (74%), which will come to Brazil next Monday (26), will work in the North and Northeast, reported, on Thursday (22), the Secretary of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health, Jarbas Barbosa. "The advantage of bilateral agreements is that they are coming to those sites where Brazil indicates that you need a doctor. Regions are not picked by Brazilian physicians or foreigners," he explained. The Secretary took part in the morning, a preparatory meeting on the Program More Doctors with representatives of local Paulistas.
The announcement of the hiring professionals Cuba announced by Health Minister Alexandre Padilha. It is expected that by the end of the year 4000 doctors come to the country. In the first phase of the agreement, which starts on Monday, landing 400 professionals in Brazil and more are expected in 2000 October 4. They will go through the same process of evaluating physicians with foreign degree and need not revalidate the diploma.
Cubans will meet the demand of 701 municipalities that were not chosen by any doctor in the first call of the program. "These are doctors who have, who have much experience in international missions and has worked in other countries. Within a bilateral agreement, they will work in places where no infrastructure, and a host of city hall," said Barbosa.