Gambia

Executive summary

Cuba's medical cooperation with Gambia began in June 1996 and remains active three decades later, evolving into the Comprehensive Health Programme and Operation Miracle, with 148 personnel currently deployed under a 2024 renewed agreement. Personnel figures fluctuate across official reports—from 155 in 2015 to over 200 in 2019, dropping to roughly 100 in 2023—without clear explanation, suggesting possible statistical manipulation, corroborated by testimonies confirming forced alteration of medical records. Documented labour violations include movement restrictions under Reglamento 168, forced enrollment, surveillance, and exploitation, alongside mandatory political mobilisation. Behind humanitarian branding lies a system of controlled bodies and silenced voices. Cuba's doctors heal abroad while remaining prisoners of their own state.

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