HAVANA, Cuba, January 27 (ACN) The Hatuey solidarity project, based in the United States, delivered its eighth donation of cytostatic drugs and other medications for children with cancer, an effort that will continue according to its coordinator and close friend, Gloria la Riva, who affirmed here today: “We are committed forever, Cuba will not give up, and neither will we.”
This new contribution from Hatuey (an acronym for Health Advocates in Truth, Unity and Empathy) consists primarily of cytostatic drugs, to which they added other medications such as advanced antibiotics and various hospital supplies, it was announced at a press conference.
Compared to the needs, this donation is a drop in the bucket, but it carries a lot of love, La Riva stated, and strongly denounced the US economic, commercial, and financial blockade against Cuba, and the inclusion of the Caribbean nation on the list of state sponsors of terrorism, as well as the recent US military aggression against Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
She reiterated his support for both people, assured that solidarity with Cuba will grow in the face of the threats from US President Donald Trump, and affirmed that this policy will not succeed, referring to the demonstrations in more than 100 US cities.
Carlos Martinez Blanco, head of the cancer control section at the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, expressed his gratitude for the donation, achieved thanks to the effort and sacrifice of many collaborators and people of goodwill, he said, highlighting “this gesture of solidarity and courage in not being afraid of the US government’s policy of piracy.”
He called on professionals in the United States and developed nations to raise awareness and provide aid to poor countries to defend the human right to life, and he criticized the so-called medical-industrial financial capital that manufactures medicines at high prices accessible only to a portion of the population.
Martinez Blanco advocated for a world of peace in which life can be fought for and reaffirmed: “We will never surrender, Cuba will continue fighting for the health of its people and will always have international solidarity.”
The press conference took place at the headquarters of the Cuban FriendshipInstitute and was attended by its president, Fernando Gonzalez Llort, who warmly greeted the representatives of Hatuey, mostly young activists visiting for the first time and who would learn firsthand about Cuba's resistance against imperialism.
Among them were AndiraAlves and Rachel Viqueires, who emphasized their commitment to Venezuela and Cuba and to social protests in the U.S., stressing that they will continue fighting against the blockade and U.S. imperialism.
The delegation will complete a program until the 31st with deliveries of medicines to the Juan Manuel Marquez pediatric hospital in Havana and the Jose Luis Miranda pediatric hospital in Villa Clara, attendance at the 3rd Jose Marti International Colloquium for a Culture of Nature, in the Botanical Garden, and tours of places of interest.
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