Mexico

Executive summary

Since 1985, Cuba's medical collaboration with Mexico has evolved through irregular waves into a currently active mission under the Henry Reeve Contingent and compensated Servicios Médicos Cubanos model, with 4,040 accumulated participants and reported figures fluctuating suspiciously—from 797 in 2021 to 525 in 2022, then surging past 3,900 by 2024—suggesting inconsistent or manipulated reporting. Documented labour abuses include salary retention (workers receiving as little as 6% of contracted amounts), restricted mobility, and at least 48 documented escapes between 2022–2023. Testimonies confirm mandatory political engagement and falsified medical statistics. Doctors sent to heal, yet stripped of their own wages and freedom. Behind humanitarian diplomacy lies a system built on exploitation.

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