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‘Educated under embargo’: How Cuban doctors vital to Latin America and the Caribbean became under threat by the US

The US is blocking the employment of Cuban doctors around the world – and the poorest will suffer the costs

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US pressure on Cuba is rising. A country that has already been under US-led and enforced embargos for almost 70 years, Cuba is now in the crosshairs of the Trump administration, with a new policy that is isolating it further and having a devastating effect on Latin America and the Caribbean. The US has blocked the employment of Cuban doctors, medical professionals who go where others fear to tread and who have propped up healthcare across the region for decades.

I spoke to the Guardian’s South America correspondent, Tiago Rogero, about the impact of Trump’s policy and what makes Cuban doctors special.

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May 10, 2026 Cuba Americas Caribbean

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