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Cuba and the children of Chernobyl

Originally published: Resumen: Latinoamericano and the Third World on April 26, 2023 by Tanalís Padilla (more by Resumen: Latinoamericano and the Third World) (Posted Apr 28, 2023)

Several countries contributed resources, personnel and assistance to the recovery; the overwhelming majority went to contain and seal the reactor. In 1990, when the horror of the tragedy had ceased to be news, Cuba sent a medical team to evaluate the health consequences of the radiation.