Health, education, sports, agriculture, trade, culture, tourism, scientific research are some of the fields in which “our countries can cooperate and improve their ties,” the head of the Kenyan mission said in an interview with Prensa Latina.
Kenya, an East African country with 54 million inhabitants, and Cuba established diplomatic relations in December 1995, and in February 2002 signed a first Cooperation Agreement that fostered professional exchanges.
“Cuba is recognized for having a very good health care system and medical training programs, so Kenya can benefit from this experience and design cooperation initiatives in this necessary area,” Mwenda said.
The ambassador, who has also represented Nairobi before the countries of the Caribbean Community and some of the Central American Integration System, proposed the creation of scholarship programs alongside other initiatives to facilitate professional and student exchange, particularly in the fields of medicine, biotechnology and technology,”
In 2001, Nairobi and Havana signed a Collaboration Agreement that allowed dozens of young Kenyans to study at universities on the island, especially medicine, and Cuban doctors to work in that the African country.
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