Spain sends cancer doctor and medicine to aid Castro
Health officials in Spain have been secretly sending medicine to Havana for Fidel Castro since June, a government official said Monday, confirming that a Spanish cancer specialist is in Havana consulting on whether Castro should undergo more surgery.
Madrid Public Health Commissioner Manuel Lamela declined to elaborate on either the medication or the Cuban leader's health condition during a Christmas Day visit with the staff and patients at the Baby Jesus Hospital in Madrid.
A Madrid-based news website called Hechos de Hoy, or Today's Events, said it did some reporting on the surgeon's mission and found that Cuban officials called for help after some sort of unspecified medical crisis involving Castro on Tuesday, Dec. 19.
Note EU-Digest: Spain is to be commended for providing help to the ailing Castro - it chose not to consider political differences when it concerns critical medical or humanitarian needs by political opponents.
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