The Cuban Minister of Health, José Angel Portal, today reaffirmed his country’s commitment to continue health cooperation with Angola and thus contribute to the well-being of the population.

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Portal, who visited two reference hospitals in Luanda on Friday, was pleasantly impressed by the conditions of these institutions, with first-world technology put free to the service of the Angolans, as well as good organization, Development of working teams and high scientific level.

The Cuban official said that this shows the full intention of the country’s leadership and the Ministry of Health to continue defending life, and assured his Angolan counterpart, Sílvia Lutucuta, of the commitment to continue cooperation and study ways to expand it.

At the time reiterated that Cuba has the capacity for the training of specialists from different branches, since in the Caribbean nation currently work is done in courses of 64 specialties, in addition to the studies of Master’s and Doctoral.

Another area of exchange can go in the direction of the Cuban biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry and take advantage of the agreement signed a year ago by the regulatory agencies of both countries, he noted.

Portal, who visited the Hospital of Cardiopulmonary Diseases Cardinal Dom Alexandre do Nascimento and the Pediatric Hematological Institute Dr. Victoria Do Espirito Santo, expressed satisfaction at visiting Angola for the second time.

He added that it was particularly important to have been able to know first-hand the assistance centres where there is a significant participation of Cuban workers alongside the Angolans, giving their contribution for the health and life of the people.

In the company of the director of Sub-Saharan Africa of the Cuban Chancellery, Luis Alberto Amoros Núñez; the daughter of Commander Raúl Díaz Argüelles, Natasha Díaz Argüelles, and the Cuban ambassador, Oscar León, among other members of his delegation, the holder knew various areas of the institutions and exchanged on the attention there.

Minister Lutucuta, who joined the visit to the hematological hospital, and the general directors of that centre, Francisco António José Domingos, and of the Cardiopulmonary Diseases complex, Carlos Alberto Masseca, received invitations to travel to Cuba in April 2025 to participate in the island’s largest health congress.

In both institutions, the minister spoke with members of the Cuban medical brigade, 38 in cardiopulmonary and 17 in hematological, to whom he conveyed the thanks on behalf of the leadership of the Caribbean nation and its portfolio.

It is an honor and a pride to share with you, because we know the effort that you make, that leave the family behind for so long, stressed Portal, who was concerned about the situation of the relatives of residents in the province of Guantánamo, Affected by the scourge of a hurricane and heavy rains.

The head of the cardiopulmonary hospital’s brigade, Doctor Carlos Juan Delgado, on behalf of the workers expressed solidarity with the Cuban people and willingness to contribute whatever the country needs.

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