Guatemala to End Use of Cuban Doctors, Under U.S. Pressure NYT Par :Jody García and James Wagner 11 février 2026 à 02:32 The program, nearly 30 years old, had allowed Cuban medical workers to fill critical needs in Guatemala, while reaping income for Cuba. © Eitan Abramovich/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA Cuban doctor and a patient in San Mateo, Guatemala, in 2009. Cuba’s medical brigade of health care workers has been a fixture in Guatemala for nearly 30 years.