Earlier this month, the Washington Post reported: "In the medical response to Ebola, Cuba is punching far above its weight." While the world stood accused of "dragging its feet" following the onset of the epidemic, the Post noted, the diminutive island had "emerged as a crucial provider of medical expertise in the West African nations hit by Ebola". One hundred and sixty five health care professionals had already been dispatched to Sierra Leone - the largest team thus far sent by a foreign nation - and nearly 300 additional doctors and nurses were being trained for deployment to Liberia and Guinea. Cuba's response to the Ebola crisis is in keeping with its tradition of accruing international...
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