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Guinea-Bissau
Activesince 1975

Guinea-Bissau

Comprehensive Health Program + Operation Miracle

36
Active staff
167
Historical total
21
Documented years
Executive summary
Cuba's medical cooperation with Guinea Bissau began in 1976, interrupted by civil war in 1998, and resumed in 2005; it remains active today with 36 personnel, part of a 167-strong historical contingent under the Programa Integral de Salud, Operación Milagro, and Servicios Médicos Cubanos frameworks. Personnel figures fluctuate significantly year to year (28 in 2016, 60 in 2019, 49 in 2022, 36 in 2023) without clear explanation, suggesting inconsistent or manipulated reporting. Documented violations include restrictive legal instruments—Cuba's Código Penal, Ley de Migración, Decreto 306, and Resolución 168—governing collaborators' movement and contractual conditions, alongside wages retained far below market value. Personnel are also confirmed as obligated to political actions, evidencing that these missions function as instruments of state control disguised as humanitarian solidarity.
Mission data
Agreement typeComprehensive Health Program + Operation Miracle
First documented year1975
Mission head
Luis Armando Wong Corrales – Head of the Medical Brigade (2023)
Lilian Fernández Lora – Dean de la Facultad cubano-guineana “Raul Díaz Arguelles García” (2022)
Lázaro J. Delgado García – Head of the Henry Reeve Brigade (2020)
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