Chad

Executive summary

Cuba's medical mission to Chad began with an initial brigade in 2003 and was formalized through a Cooperation Agreement signed on 26 March 2018, operating under the Comprehensive Health Program and Operación Milagro until officially becoming inactive between 2022 and 2024. Notably, official UCCM figures (0 active personnel) diverge sharply from independent estimates suggesting roughly 44 Cuban health workers remained in Chad by 2026, revealing a persistent gap between declared inactivity and continued operational reality. Documented violations include labour rights abuses tied to Cuba's Resolution 368/2020, Penal Code Article 176, and Migration Law provisions—mechanisms enabling movement restrictions and coercive repatriation. The paperwork of inactivity conceals bodies still working in the shadows.

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