Cuban doctors developed Heberprot P to prevent diabetic foot amputation.

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At least 3,000 Ecuadoreans have received a Cuban medicine called Heberprot P to prevent foot amputation from ulcers derived from diabetes in patients since 2011, according to Cuban doctors.

He said this is the only medicine of its kind in the world that works "On a disease that has no medical solution at this moment," and was created by Cuban Doctor Jorge Berlanga.

In Ecuador, there are around 6,000 amputations each year, according to the World Health Organization and the International Diabetes Federation, and the doctors say they've seen a 4.4 percent decrease in the years since they brought the medicine to the country.

There are more than 50,000 Cuban doctors working in more than 60 countries around the world, as part of a health program supported by the government of Cuba.

The internationalist brigade is recognized by the World Health Organization for its solidarity work throughout the world, as well its outstanding contribution to public health.

Even U.S. officials recognized the team's work in combatting the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, where Cuba sent more than 250 workers when the crisis peaked in 2015.

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