Cuba received 90 thousand doses of a vaccine bacterial duple for child immunization, donated by the government of Venezuela.
The donation is made up of an immunogen against diphtheria and tetanus, according to the Ministry of Public Health of the Island (Minsap).
Although these diseases are eliminated in Cuba, the vaccine against both is part of the National Immunization Program. By virtue of this, it is administered to first grade children throughout the country, it refers A note of Granma.
The vaccination against these conditions on the island began in 1962, “after the reorganization of the public health system,” explains the publication, which emphasizes that this donation strengthens “solidarity between both nations.”
The Minsap thanked the Venezuelan donation in its networks.
@MINSAPCUBA Thanks to the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela the donation of 90 thousand doses of Bacterial duple vaccine; which protects against diphtheria and tetanus (both diseases eliminated in the largest of the Antilles).
https://t.co/qfkiwukqke#Cubaporlavida pic.twitter.com/gmjzMHS7SQ
– Ministry of Public Health of Cuba (@minasapcuba) April 11, 2025
A week agoVenezuela received 30 thousand doses of the polyomyelitis vaccine from Cuba. These doses will be allocated to newborns and children under five, according to the Minister of Health of the South American country, Magaly Gutiérrez.
Caracas and Havana are close political and economic allies since the arrival of the late President Hugo Chávez to power in 1999. Since then, Venezuela became the main supplier of crude oil on the island through an agreement that grants preferential prices in exchange for medical and educational services.
After the death of Chávez and Fidel Castro, the rulers of both countries have maintained the alliance, even though the internal situation of both countries and Venezuelan oil shipments have resent each other in the midst of the economic crisis and the sanctions imposed by the United States.
