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UN expresses thanks for the work
of Cuban women doctors and nurses
in Pakistan
UNITED Nations.—The presence
of Cuban women doctors and nurses in the survivors’
camp in Balakot, north Pakistan, is alleviating the
situation of many Pakistani women in need of
clinical attention, notes the UN, according to PL.
 Reports
published on January 25 by the UN High Commisssion
for Refugees (UNHCR) point to the tribulations of
those left homeless in that camp that is giving
shelter to 2,800 people, in their majority women.
The UNHCF information
explains that because of their culture and customs,
many Pakistani women feel inhibited at using the
latrines, and refuse to come out of their tents to
see a male doctor even if they are sick. The
majority prefer to suffer in silence rather than
face them.
Given that situation, those
responsible for the camp decided to bring in a group
of Cuban women doctors and nurses, who were
immediately approached by a surprising number of
victims.
The reports note that
although the Cuban women medical personnel have
little English and no Urdu, they have established a
way of communicating with their patients that is
perfectly understandable.
The Cuban doctors from the
Henry Reeve International Contingent working in the
relief efforts in Pakistan after the earthquake on
October 8, 2005, have attended to half a million
people, 47.1% of whom are women, and have perfomed
5,040 operations, 51% major in category, according
to Juan Carlos Dupuy Núñez, general coordinator of
the Contingent, Juventud Rebelde reports.
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