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A new container of humanitarian aid was sent from Spain to Cuba, destined for the hospital in Matanzas and the municipality of Marianao in Havana, the organizers of the shipment reported on Tuesday.
According to the official media Prensa Latina, the shipment was prepared in Torrelavega, Cantabria, and will soon depart from the port of Bilbao in the Basque Country.
The operation is organized by SODePAZ and is co-financed by the groups Matanzas Suiza, Medicuba España, the Asociación La Gran Piedra, and the Asociación de Amistad Hispano Cubana de Málaga.
According to the available information, the donations that make up the container come from the Sierrallana Hospital in Torrelavega, the Laredo Hospital, the Republican Athenaeum of Vallecas, and a citizen collection held in Santander.
The shipment includes 60 computers, 24 electric hospital beds, 27 mattresses, 237 boxes of medical supplies, and two physiotherapy stretchers.
It also transports droppers, a centrifuge, and a pathological anatomy sterilizer, as well as rehabilitation equipment, otorhinolaryngology tools, and gynecology resources, among others.
The information shared does not specify the exact departure date of the container or the estimated arrival time in Cuba, but it does confirm that the shipment will leave from Bilbao and that its recipients will be specific institutions and locations in Matanzas and Marianao.
The shipment is part of support initiatives led from Spain by solidarity organizations, friendship associations, and collaborating entities, in an operation focused on supplying medical equipment, healthcare materials, and technological resources.
In total, the shipment comprises hospital donations and supplies collected by various entities and citizens, aimed at supporting health services and local needs in two specific destinations in Cuba: the hospital in Matanzas and the municipality of Marianao in Havana.
The assistance announced by Spain adds to other international initiatives that have sought to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Cuba.
The United Nations has worked with food donations and assistance in various regions of the country, while recently other countries, such as Mexico, have mobilized tons of basic products in response to the shortages caused by the lack of fuel and the effects of natural disasters.
For many Cubans, however, the arrival of food and medicine cannot compensate for the feeling of abandonment and the lack of real opportunities on the island, which continues to operate under external and internal restrictions that limit access to the most basic necessities.
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