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Since the establishment of the Revolutionary Government of Cuba in 1959, the country has sent more than 52, 000 medical workers abroad to work in needy countries, including countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

There are currently about 20, 000 Cuban doctors working in 68 countries across three continents, including a 135-strong medical team in Java, Indonesia.