During a press conference at the headquarters of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), in this capital, Gloria La Riva, coordinator of the initiative, explained that once the tragedy at the Matanzas supertanker base was known, the coalition Answer and the Project put out an emergency call for donations.
The result in sight is the result of the collective effort of people and organizations in US territory willing to extend their material support to the island at this time, he added.
As he commented, the successfully delivered cargo contains serum bags, intravenous administration sets, surgical gloves and antibiotics, among other resources.
He pointed out that one of the biggest obstacles in the Antillean country's ability to trade with the world and receive any humanitarian support has to do with its inclusion on the list of countries that sponsor terrorism.
La Riva said that there is no justification for hanging that label on Cuba, when in reality "the United States is to blame for terrorism" and reiterated that President Joe Biden must lift the blockade.
The same was requested by Dr. Leni Villagómez Reeves, who considered that Donald Trump, almost at the end of his presidency in January 2021, with the inclusion in that list, put into practice "another weapon to attack Cuba."
Regarding solidarity, the member of the Caravans of Pastors for Peace expressed that "we are humbly following the example that (the Caribbean nation) has given us."
Health providers and social justice activists concerned about the harmful effects of the United States economic blockade of Cuba are part of the Hatuey Project (Health Advocates in Truth, Unity and Empathy), which, incidentally, "has a very appropriate name", La Riva noted.
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