Raúl Castro Congratulates FAR's University of Medical Sciences

Army General Raúl Castro Ruz sent a congratulatory letter today to the staff and students of the University of Medical Sciences of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (UCIMED-FAR), Order of Carlos J. Finlay, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of its founding.

The message, as reported by Producciones Verde Olivo on its Facebook profile, was read by Division General Ramón E. Rodríguez Morfa, Chief of the FAR Logistics Directorate, during a ceremony held at the Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Military Hospital.

The ceremony was presided over by Army Corps General Álvaro López Miera, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Hero of the Republic, and Minister of the FAR, alongside Army Corps General Roberto Legrá Sotolongo, First Deputy Minister of the FAR and Chief of the General Staff.

The commemoration was attended by Minister of Higher Education Walter Baluja García and Deputy Minister of Public Health Julio Guerra Izquierdo, along with representatives of the military diplomatic corps accredited in Cuba and officers of the FAR.

During the ceremony, commemorative badges were presented, and the specialties of Gynecology and Obstetrics as well as Toxicology received Accreditation of Excellence.

Additionally, the title of Doctor Honoris Causa was awarded to Doctors of Science José Hernán Salas and Eloy Andrés Frías.

The Minister of the FAR, Army Corps General Álvaro López Miera, presented a diploma of recognition to the institution in tribute to its academic and scientific trajectory.

Founded in 1981, UCIMED-FAR has trained generations of health professionals linked to the defense and service of the Homeland, consolidating itself as a benchmark in military medical preparation.

Due to its importance, the Cuban News Agency provides in full the letter from the Army General, current leader of the Cuban Revolution, taken from UCIMED-FAR's Facebook profile:

REPUBLIC OF CUBA Havana, October 7, 2026 "Year of the Centenary of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz"

Officers, professors, cadets, students, and civilian workers of UCIMED:

As we commemorate the 45th anniversary of the creation of the University of Medical Sciences of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, I extend to you warm congratulations for the results achieved over these years.

For more than four decades, this collective has graduated high-level professionals who today guarantee medical support to military units, military hospitals, and our people.

The political and ideological level of the faculty and its students, and their proven technical and scientific preparation, constitute the finest tribute to those Mambí and rebel doctors who during our wars of independence bravely offered their knowledge to safeguard the lives of our troops, and even those of the enemy.

In these times, when preserving the unity and independence of the Homeland remains our highest priority, know that we feel proud of your successes in fulfilling all the tasks assigned by the highest leadership of the country and by your command.

A warm embrace,

Raúl Castro Ruz Army General