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Washington Post
5 days ago
- Health
- Washington Post
A letter demanding data on Cuban medical missions roils the Caribbean and the Americas
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An unusual request from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights about Cuban medical brigades that operate worldwide and provide much needed help has roiled countries in the Caribbean and the Americas. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, the commission asks members of the Organization of American States, OAS, for details including whether they have an agreement with Cuba for medical missions, whether those workers have labor and union rights and information about any labor complaints.
RNZ News
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
The heart surgeon, his wife and the film maker: Paula Whetu Jones
Paula Whetu Jones (R) on finally completing her feature length documentary about the Auckland cardiac surgeon Dr Allan Kerr. Photo: supplied Auckland film maker Paula Whetu Jones has spent nearly two decades working pro bono on a feature film about the Auckland cardiac surgeon Alan Kerr, which is finally now in cinemas. She is best known for co-writing and directing Whina, the feature film about Dame Whina Cooper. She filmed Dr Kerr and his wife Hazel in 2007, when he led a Kiwi team to Gaza and the West Bank to operate on children with heart disease. What started as a two week visit became a 20 year commitment , involving 40 medical missions to Gaza and the West Bank and hundreds of operations. Paula Whetu Jones self funded six trips to document the work and the result is the feature film The Doctor's Wife , now being screened free in communities around the country.
