Suriname

Executive summary

Cuba's medical presence in Surinam dates to 2001, formalized through Operación Milagro (2005), the Programa Integral de Salud (2007–2011), and Servicios Médicos Cubanos (2013–present), with brigades fluctuating between 7 and 74 personnel and a Henry Reeve COVID-19 deployment in 2020; the mission ended in 2023–2024 due to Cuba's decision not to renew, though a small contingent of four resumed activity in 2026. No independent verification of personnel figures is documented, though notable fluctuations suggest inconsistent reporting rather than confirmed manipulation. The profile does not detail specific labour rights violations in Surinam, but cites structural mechanisms—Cuba's Penal Code (art.176), Migration Law (art.24.1), and Decree 306—known to underpin passport retention, movement restrictions, and forced repatriation across missions. No direct evidence of political mobilization or propaganda in Surinam is presented. Behind clinical statistics lies a system whose laws, not its outcomes, reveal the coercion.

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Research profile