Cochabamba, Bolivia.-Cuban doctors from 30 specialties treated more than two thousand Bolivians during the first day of the Health Fair that ends today in the Valle Hermoso Comprehensive Community Hospital in this city.

According to organizers of the fair, ophthalmology, comprehensive general medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics and orthopedic were the branches of medicine in which more patients were treated.

The Cochabamba population also had access to dentistry, pediatrics, surgery, electrocardiogram and gynecology services.

In addition, physiotherapists, ENT specialists, urologists, orthopedists, cardiologists, psychiatrists, nurses and endocrines participated.

They also distributed free medications and vaccines against different types of influenza.

The Bolivia Health Minister, Ariana Campero, attended the inauguration of the fair and highlighted the role of the Cuban Medical Brigade in events like that.

For his part, the representative of the Pan American Health Organization, Fernando Leanés, praised the initiative aimed at providing care to the poorest sectors.