I learned a lot from your comment (I didn't know about the GDR's trade relations with Congo and Vietnam, etc), but it doesn't address my point: Cuba is trying to improve its international image by sending doctors to West Africa.
Another serious consideration is the language barrier. My Cuban friend speaks good English but not because he learned it in school; he taught himself. If Cuba's doctors can't even speak English (much less French, which is the colonial language of West Africa) how effective can they be?
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Date: 31 October 2014 03:02 am (UTC)Another serious consideration is the language barrier. My Cuban friend speaks good English but not because he learned it in school; he taught himself. If Cuba's doctors can't even speak English (much less French, which is the colonial language of West Africa) how effective can they be?