AREQUIPA, Peru – The Indian government has made a donation to the Cuban regime, with which the pharmaceutical company “8 de Marzo” will try to alleviate the health crisis in the country, promising coverage of some medicines for more than half a year.
A report from the state media Granma The Indian donation consisted of 10 million euros, which were used to purchase active pharmaceutical ingredients for the manufacture of antibiotics.
Xenia Madrazo Sagre, the entity’s general director, assured that the productions will cover the demand of the National Health System for between six and 12 months, depending on the assortment.
As part of the donation, the pharmaceutical company received 80 tons of raw materials, which allowed it to resume production (until then halted) of oral antibiotics and increased its capacity for injectable antibiotics.
The antibiotics to be produced will be amoxicillin, cephalexin and cefixime, the latter in capsules and suspension, and the injectable forms ceftriaxone, cefuroxime and ceftazidime.
In this regard, Madrazo Sagre said that these productions are intended for pharmacies community and hospital settings. In the case of oral antibiotics, he explained that the first delivery is expected to be made within 45 days, given that these raw materials must undergo a physical-chemical and microbiological analysis before entering production.
Mayda Mauri Pérez, president of the BioCubaFarma business group, thanked the Indian government for its help and described it as “timely,” recognizing the deep economic crisis that exists on the island.
For his part, the Indian ambassador to Cuba, Armstrong Changsan, said that this is the first time that his country has donated active pharmaceutical ingredients to another nation.
Donations have become a vital support for the Castro regime in a context of severe shortage of supplies, equipment and medicines in Cuban hospitals.
The European Union (EU) allocated 500,000 euros to “strengthen” the health system, amid a severe crisis of supplies and medicines in Cuban hospitals.
This week it also emerged that the European Union (EU) allocated 500,000 euros to “strengthen” the island’s health system.
According to a report release According to the EU, the funding includes the purchase of medicines, supplies and medical equipment and improving access to essential sexual and reproductive health services. The money is also intended to support neonatal services in order to guarantee quality care for sick newborns, including “training health professionals in comprehensive neonatal care.”
The amount granted seeks to “increase” the response to the most urgent health needs of children, adolescents and women of reproductive age, especially in the provinces of Holguín, Sancti Spíritus and Havana.
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