A delegation of former Members of Congress today urged the Clinton Administration and the 106th Congress to end restrictions on medical and humanitarian aid for the Cuban people, encourage broader exchanges between the two countries, and take additional steps to encourage a peaceful transition toward an open society in Cuba. U.S. Senate Votes to Modify Embargo Against Cuba. Despite intense lobbying on the part of staunch embargo supporters senators Torricelli, Mack and Graham, the Senate passed an amendment to an Agriculture Appropriations bill that would do away with unilateral sanctions on the sale of food and medicine. When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, the need for both acceptance, understanding and education becomes glaringly apparent. The U.S. government is allowing SmithKline Beecham to commercialize the vaccine worldwide.
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Late last year Cuba sent 2,000 doctors and other medical worker to remote regions of Central America hit hard by Hurricane Mitch. With the new medical school the Cuban government hopes to train 5,000 doctors from throughout Latin America over the next decade. Dr. Alvarez Campa directed a team of Cuban doctors in performing the first full hip and pelvis transplant in Cuba and perhaps in the world. Forty years ago, Cuba had only 6,000 doctors. Half of them fled the country when Castro came to power.