Amid the pharmaceutical shortages and the ongoing requests for humanitarian visas to care for patients outside the island, the organization Cruz Verde announced a support program for seriously ill patients in Cuba.
The representative of the organization, Taimy Venero, explained that this new program arises for the benefit of those people suffering from illnesses who cannot access medications on the island.
Cruz Verde indicated that access to the treatments of this organization will be person to person, as they seek to avoid any government intervention that may cause diversions, stated a report from the Telemundo 51 network.
To achieve that goal, individuals interested in receiving assistance can contact them via the email ayuda@greencross.org, Venero noted.
Family members or close friends of the patient may send, through this means, the medical history and specific details regarding the patient's medical situation.
They intend for the contact to be directly between the medical team attending to the patient and their own professionals, in order to ensure a total understanding of the needs and to be able to provide the exact medications required.
For several years now, Cubans have turned to social media to make their cases visible and in the hope that someone will help them apply for a humanitarian visa, primarily to the United States, which typically grants it as long as the essential economic requirements are met to cover the cost of the operation or treatment, given the shortages of medical supplies and infrastructure on the island.
The most notable case that has had a happy ending is that of the Cuban girl Amanda Lemus Ortiz, who after many months of waiting, was finally able to undergo a liver transplant in Spain, and is currently living a normal life with her parents in the Iberian nation.
The health sector in Cuba is experiencing severe issues with supplies and the exodus of professionals, a situation that has been acknowledged by Cuban leaders.
"Given the shortage of supplies and medications, the best response we can offer our population in such difficult times is the quality of services. We will have shortages; we will continue to face a shortage of medications," stated the leader Miguel Díaz-Canel during a meeting earlier this year, in which he revealed that the shortage of medications on the Island would continue this year.
There have been various complaints about the terrible condition of hospital facilities in Cuba.
Therefore, the importance of collaborations like that of Cruz Verde, which provides a ray of hope to the sick and their families.
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