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Sierra Leone
Inactivesince 2000

Sierra Leone

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238
Historical total
14
Documented years
Executive summary
Cuba's medical cooperation with Sierra Leone began in 2004, operating under the Programa Integral de Salud from 2005 to 2015, before shifting to intermittent Henry Reeve Brigade deployments during the 2014 Ebola crisis, 2017 flooding, and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic; the mission remains formally inactive today, with no personnel currently reported. Official Cuban claims of unpaid, humanitarian service contrast with OPS testimony confirming daily stipends near $250, revealing systematic obscuring of compensation. Documented labor violations include forced enrollment, surveillance, restricted identity and movement rights, and exploitation, governed by coercive statutes like MINCEX Resolution 368 and Cuba's Penal Code. Collaborators were also compelled toward political engagement in-country. Threats and violence were reported by 100% of testimonies. One brigade member's remains took five years to return home.
Mission data
Agreement typeNot available
First documented year2000
Mission head
Bernardo Quintero Suárez – Head of the Henry Reeve Medical Brigade Covid-19 (2020)
Yoel Torres – Head of the Henry Reeve Medical Brigade (2017)
Jorge J. Delgado Bustillo – Head of the Henry Reeve Medical Brigade-Ebola (2014-2015)
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