Second Cuban doctor abandons Brazil program
BRASLIA, Brazil (AP) — A second Cuban physician has abandoned Brazil's program to get foreign and Brazilian doctors to work in impoverished and underserved areas.
Dr. Ortelio Jaime Guerra says on his Facebook page that he left his assigned post the city of Pariquera-Acu in Sao Paulo state and is now in the United States.
The Health Ministry confirmed the Cuban doctor had left the "More Doctors" program.
Last week, Dr. Ramona Matos Rodriguez left her post in the state of Para complaining the Cuban government was keeping most of her monthly wage of $4.165. She has applied for entry to the U.S.
Nearly 10,000 doctors, mostly Cuban, have signed up for the More Doctors program. Hundreds of Cuban doctors working in other countries also have left their posts to go to the U.S.
