A donation from Cuban émigrés It will allow reactivating the pediatric liver transplant program in Cuba, according to official sources.
The donation, which arrived on the island through the Bridges of Love project directed by Cuban-American teacher Carlos Lazo, consists of “a part of the essential chemical compound to carry out this type of surgical procedure,” review the agency Latin Press (PL).
It is a compound “of difficult access for the Island because its production is linked to US patents,” reports the media, according to which, due to the lack of this product, the liver transplant program has been stopped in Cuba for two years. .
Now, directors of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) confirmed that said program may be resumed “as a result of this gesture of solidarity.”
Cuba: William Soler Pediatric Hospital received a donation for the program… https://t.co/9BNpbxOO1c via @Youtube #LoveBridges #UnblockCuba #RemoveBlock @POTUS @EMendrala
– Bridges of love (@Puentesdeamor1) May 23, 2022
The press report does not specify the name and brand of the compound or the amount donated to the Island. Nor does it specify the way in which the emigrants obtained the valuable product.
Representatives of Puentes de Amor, including Carlos Lazo himself, officially delivered the donation to the Cuban health authorities this Sunday at the William Soler hospital in Havana.
“It’s not about politics, it’s about humanity and decency,” Lazo said about it on Facebook, where he added that his project will continue “fighting so that all the sanctions that punish the Cuban people are lifted.”
“This is the first step. We will send all the necessary medical material to save the lives of all children, “confirmed the activist.
The island’s government also thanked the donation. Both President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez referred to the event on their Twitter profiles.
Carlos Lazo and his bridges of love in Cubawith medicines for children waiting for transplants, confirm that love overcomes hate,” wrote the Cuban president, while the Foreign Minister rated the donation as a “gesture that returns dreams to families” in Cuba and said that it brings “hope to Cuban children who are victims of the unreason of a criminal and inhumane blockade.”
Carlos Lazo and his @Bridgesoflove1 in #Cuba, with medicines for children waiting for transplants, confirm that love overcomes hate. Solidarity is the most beautiful act of love for humanity. #I love the love#RemoveBlock https://t.co/QbVjrcrSuO
– Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (@DiazCanelB) May 23, 2022
bridges of love has developed various initiatives to promote the lifting of Washington’s sanctions on Cuba and the bilateral rapprochement. Caravans, walks, letters to President Joe Biden and the sending of food and medicine to the Island are among the actions of this project, in conjunction with other émigré and solidarity organizations in the United States.
