two others Cuban doctors were attacked in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, according to local media.
The attack on the two doctors, a man and a woman, occurred on Tuesday night, the local media reported on Wednesday St.Vincent Times.
The outlet reports that the doctor’s hands were cut and the doctor was hit on the nose with a stone, according to statements by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, who did not provide further details of this attack, which would be the third against doctors on the island. since he just met of the stabbing of Cuban doctor Alfredo Batista Salgado, a member of the island’s medical brigade in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The incident was reported in the northeastern city of Georgetown on July 11 and one of the alleged attackers is in the custody of the police, who are investigating these events, the prime minister said.
“I have spoken with the police to guarantee the safety of our Cuban brothers and sisters who work on the island,” Gonsalves also stressed.
The names of the Cuban doctors were not disclosed in the report. There is also no information from the Cuban side about these events on the Caribbean island against members of the official medical brigade.
The aforementioned media also pointed out that the Cuban doctor Batista Salgado, after being attacked, underwent emergency surgery and is currently in the intensive care unit of the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital.
This Cuban doctor was stabbed on Saturday, July 1, in the capital city of Kingstown, after an assault by three unknown individuals.
The attack left him with a serious abdominal wound as he was returning home from a cultural event in Victoria Park. Following the incident, he was able to reach the outer edge of White Chapel Prison, where he collapsed and was later discovered by prison guards.
Reports indicated that the cut to his abdomen exposed his intestines.
Salgado, 53, is, according to his Facebook profile, a general practitioner and physiatrist, and works in the Marriaqua health district.
For his part, the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalvesexpressed in recent days his concern about the attack on Batista Salgado.
“I feel very bad about this incident in which someone inflicted such a serious injury on a Cuban doctor,” he said, quoted by the diaryand added that the police and the Minister of Health, Jimmy PrinceThey keep you up to date.
“We hope that he recovers from this particular injury. But the Cuban people and the Cuban government know that we really appreciate the work that they are doing, and the people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines show great kindness. There are three Cuban professionals who are here Gonsalves added.
Minister Prince also condemned the attack and informed the local broadcaster nbc that the medical team that cares for the Cuban is optimistic about his recovery process.
The Criminal Investigations Department has provided two telephone numbers so that anyone with information can provide it confidentially.
The numbers are: 1-784-456-1810 and 1-784-457-1211 ext. 4837 or 999/911.
