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Eliannis Ramírez, mother of Damir, the child suffering from a serious illness and in need of a special document from the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) to receive treatment abroad, reported that they were transferred today to the Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery in Havana, escorted by State Security.
"They are transferring us to the Neurological Hospital... A lot of State Security for a simple transfer. We are not criminals, MINSAP,
and for all of Cuba to know, we are going to the AMI (International Medical Attention) room," stated the child's mother.
"We continue because wanting is poder and hope remains intact..." concluded Ramírez.
The "Juan Manuel Márquez" Pediatric Teaching Hospital in Havana made a statement in recent hours regarding the case of the child Geobel Damir Ortiz Ramírez, and specified that on Wednesday, February 12, they provided the child's mother with the medical document she had requested, in order to seek treatment outside the country.
The hospital center specified that, "as she had requested in previous days," they provided her with "an update of the medical history summary, which contains all the elements that validate the child's illness and the treatment received in Cuban healthcare facilities."
The hospital appeared to yield to the growing social pressure after the mother reported that, due to the lack of documentation she had requested from the hospital, the U.S. Embassy in Havana had denied Geobel's visa last week.
The pediatric hospital in Havana detailed in its report all the care that the 10-year-old boy, originally from Bayamo, Granma, but currently residing in the Havana municipality of San Miguel del Padrón, has received.
In recent hours, the child's mother clarified on social media that what was provided to them is, indeed, a "summary of medical history" and not the letter requested by the U.S. Embassy, which requires the Ministry of Public Health to acknowledge that the country no longer has resources to treat the child's illness.
Activist Diasniurka Salcedo Verdecia specified that what has been delivered does not correspond to what is requested by the U.S. Embassy.
To begin with, he indicated that the document could not exceed two pages and that it should include conclusions stating that they do not have the conditions to care for the child. However, what they delivered were 11 pages of clinical history summary, concluding that "they authorize him to travel."
Salcedo Verdecia emphasized that it is not a "whim," but rather the requirements of the Embassy. He insists that he does not understand why they haven't done it correctly this time when they have done so properly for other minors who have requested humanitarian visas.
Meanwhile, the child's clinical condition is worsening.
The fundraising campaign on GoFundMe to support Damir has already raised $26,185.
The recent transfer to the International Medical Care Room at the Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery in Havana indicates that the regime is willing to exhaust all its "resources" - including those intended for foreign patients - to address the case.
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