
Gretza Sánchez Padrón
Gretza Sánchez Padrón is the director of the Unidad Central de Cooperación Médica in Cuba, an organization responsible for deploying Cuban medical brigades abroad. Recently, she was in the news due to U.S. sanctions imposed on her and her organization, which the U.S. government accuses of engaging in human trafficking and exploitation through the exportation of medical services.
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She is the director of the Unidad Central de Cooperación Médica and is among those sanctioned by the U.S.
Washington va contra el esquema de médicos cubanos; la considera una práctica de “trabajo forzoso”El Universal·
Mexico· 2026-07-24
She is the director of the Unidad Central de Cooperación Médica, which is also facing sanctions.
EU impone sanciones a brigadas médicas cubanas al considerarlas tráfico de humanos y explotaciónEl Universal·
Mexico· 2026-07-24





