An early copy of the article was distributed to the press before appearing Thursday in the Communist Party’s official newspaper, Granma. The article is titled “Condemnation to premature death of hunger and thirst of more than three billion people in the world.”

A top Cuban official recently indicated that Castro was on the mend and could soon resume a more active role in government work.

“What we are expecting is that we will have him back (at work) with us, in a more active way, soon,” Communist Party Politburo member and Basic Industry Minister Yadira Garcia told reporters on March 20.

“Our comandante is recovering, his recovery process is making progress,” Garcia said.

Castro, 80, handed over power for the first time in more than four decades in July to his brother and regime number-two Raul Castro, 75, following the surgery.

Castro’s health has been the subject of much speculation over the past months, with U.S. officials at one stage suggesting that Washington’s longtime nemesis had just days left to live.

Much to the chagrin of hardline Cuban exiles in Miami, who had prematurely danced on his grave, video footage of Castro broadcast on Jan. 30 showed him looking healthier and more alert than in the previous pictures released by Cuban authorities.

Bolivian President Evo Morales, a close Cuban ally, said this month Castro would make his first public appearance since last year on April 28, at a meeting in Havana of leaders from the alternative development group Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), backed by Cuba.

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