The Government of Brazil delivered a donation of ten tons to Cuba this Tuesday of dehydrated foods, 50 water purifiers and medication kits.
The Brazilian donation seeks to assist those affected by the Hurricane Melissawhich caused severe damage in the east of the island at the end of October.
During the delivery, the Brazilian ambassador in Havana, Christian Vargas, stressed that the aid is part of a “constant presence” of the Government and Brazilian society with the Cuban people.
The shipment was received by the authorities of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (Mincex), a dispatch from EFE.
The help is intended for more than 5,500 people affected in the provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Holguín, Guantánamo and Las Tunasterritories impacted by the passage of the hurricane, which made landfall with category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Vargas pointed out that cooperation between both countries is not an isolated event and recalled that, since his arrival in Cuba in 2023, more than ten technical cooperation projects have been relaunched in areas such as health, education and agricultural production.
Relations between Brazil and Cuba
The diplomat also highlighted previous donations of medications for the treatment of tuberculosis, viral hepatitis and dialysis, as well as pediatric vaccines, antibiotics and the recent delivery of 300 solar panel systems.
He also announced that more than 20,000 doses of the BCG vaccine against tuberculosis are scheduled to arrive on the island next January.
As reviewed Latin Pressauthorities from both countries agreed on the need to deepen bilateral economic and commercial ties, with the aim of taking advantage of the existing potential between Brazil and Cuba.
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After Melissa’s spanking, Cuba has received humanitarian aid from about 30 countriesamong them Venezuela, Colombia, Japan, India, Spain, Mexico, Vietnam, China and several United Nations agencies, which launched an action plan to raise 74.2 million dollars.
Hurricane Melissa crossed eastern Cuba with winds of up to 200 kilometers per hour and rains that reached 400 millimeters in some areas.
According to official data, left more than 116 thousand homes affected600 health facilities, more than 2,000 educational centers and nearly 100 thousand hectares of crops damaged.
The passage of the devastating hurricane also caused significant damage to transportation, electricity, telecommunications and water supply infrastructure, with no fatalities officially reported.
