After attending to the Spanish city of Oviedo to receive the award the Prince of Asturias of International cooperation 2009, the number one of the World Organization of the Health (WHO), Margaret Chan, he visited Cuba. The leader made use of the trip, between other things, to know more thoroughly the sanitary system of the above mentioned country.
The general manager of the WHO, doctor Margaret Chan, visited for the first time Cuban territory and she was accompanied by the director of the Pan-American Organization of the Health (OPS), doctor Mirta Roses.
During his demurrage in Cuba, the leader of the WHO supported meetings with several leaders of the government. It is important to emphasize that the proper Cuban ex-president, Fidel Castro, received doctors Margaret Chan y Mirta Roses to speak about varied topics linked to the health like, for example, the Flu TO H1N1, he reported the web site of the Cuban Agency of News (ACN).
In the frame of this visit to the island, Chan expressed that Cuba has been in a lot of time a center of excellence in the health primary health care and stood out, between other things, the fall appraises of infant mortality and the permanent international medical collaboration of the Cuban professionals, he published the web page of the ACN.
According to the news agency Europe Press, which also did echo of this news to itself, the director of the WHO said that this country has a vision and a correct direction in sanitary matter since the health is a politics of the State and it is considered to be a right of each and everyone of the citizens.
It is important to add that a few days ago the WHO the Prince of Asturias of International cooperation received the award 2009. Organized by the Foundation the Prince of Asturias, these important awards were delivered by the president of honor of this institution, the very same Prince Felipe de Borbón and Greece, in an event realized in the city of Oviedo, Spain.
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- The Prince of Asturias of International cooperation rewarded 2009 for the WHO
- For health systems more just persons
- The World Day of the Humanitarian Action
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