https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65048962 "Eamon Keenan, the independent councillor who initially proposed requesting assistance from Cuba, welcomed the embassy's response. "Cuba, a country living under heavy US economic sanctions, is able and willing to send medical support to us, the poor people of Fermanagh," Mr Keenan told the committee".
Update:- Four Cuban doctors could be on their way to Fermanagh, raising hopes of a return of emergency general surgery to the local hospital. Representatives from the Cuban Embassy met remotely with Western Health and Social Care Trust officials on Wednesday, with a number of councilors also attending. The preliminary discussions closed in on the possibility of four general surgeons being deployed at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH). Emergency general surgery was suspended at the hospital in December due to a staffing shortage and an inability to recruit doctors. Patients have to travel to Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry or even Belfast. While members of the trust international recruitment team told the meeting it normally takes nine months to complete the process of hiring a doctor from abroad, one local councillor said it may take less time with the Cuban medics.
