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Fidel Castro Sends Message to Cuba's Medical Brigade in Haiti

Palma Soriano, Feb 9.- “The world will closely follow this feat that you are accomplishing and pride will fill the hearts of all the people of this hemisphere represented there by their fellow countrymen providing health services,” wrote Fidel Castro Ruz, Cuban Revolution leader in a message that he sent to the members of the island’s Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade for emergency situations in Haiti, and also to the graduates and fifth and sixth year students from the Cuba-based Latin American School of Medicine (LASM).

Radio Baraguá is posting below the full text of Fidel Castro's message:

Message of Congratulations from Fidel to the Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade

Dear compatriots of the Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade, graduates and 5th and 6th year students of the Latin American School of Medicine:

Today, you are writing one of the most beautiful pages in the history of human medicine.

Doing something to save lives, healing the injured and rehabilitating people in Haiti, who can work towards and contribute to the well-being of human beings will always be an invaluable honor for any man or woman.

For your families and loved ones, it is a source of joy.

For the Cuban people, it fills us with pride that, having graduated from ELAM, you have voluntarily and enthusiastically joined in this colossal task.

The world will closely follow the heroic exploit that you are undertaking, and that pride will reach the hearts of all the peoples of this hemisphere, represented there by their compatriot doctors.

Thank you on behalf of all the Cuban people, your sincere and grateful Caribbean brothers and sisters.

Thank you on behalf of all of those who have fought for these dreams of equality and justice.

I send you my warmest and fraternal greetings.

Taken from the web site(www.granma.co.cu/english/index.html)

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