Paraguay

Executive summary

Cuba's medical mission to Paraguay spanned roughly seventeen years, beginning in October 2003 and operating primarily through the Programa Integral de Salud and Operación Milagro, before becoming inactive after the 2015 non-renewal and a subsequently suspended 2025 cooperation memorandum. Testimonies indicate personnel were compelled to alter medical statistics and engage in political activity within the host country, revealing systematic manipulation beyond official reporting. Documented labour violations include passport retention, mandatory residence assignments, prohibitions on overnight absences without approval, and constant surveillance by officials or fellow collaborators. Behind the white coats stood confiscated passports and silenced movements. Ninety percent of testimonies point to exploitation as the defining feature of this "cooperation."

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