BAYAMO – The U.S. government is once again preventing its scientists from traveling to Cuba to participate in the 20th International Congress of Orthopedics and Traumatology, scheduled for September 21 to 26 in this city.
Dr. Rodrigo Alvarez Cambras, president of the Cuban Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology, stated that he has been informed by the doctors that they have been unable to get permission to travel from the State Department or the Treasury Department.
The distinguished professor said that this confirms that the policy of the U.S. blockade, imposed on Cuba for more than half a century now, remains unchanged.
Dr. Alvarez Cambras, likewise director of the Frank País Orthopedic Hospital, said that the absence of these colleagues interested in attending an important scientific meeting is deplorable, but highlighted the attendance of some 400 physicians from approximately 150 countries, including Mexico, Spain, Canada, Japan, Argentina, Russia, France, Guatemala, Germany, Nicaragua, Pakistan, the Yemen and Honduras.
Alvarez Cambras announced that the program for this event includes a record number of 257 scientific works to be presented via master lectures, roundtable discussions, audio-visual materials and posters.
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