According to Prensa Latina, the flotilla “To Cuba” will depart on May 10 from the port of Barcelona aboard the Astral ship of the Open Arms association.
In statements to the press, the director of Open Arms, Oscar Camps, assessing the dynamics of emergencies in different contexts, highlighted the presence of Cuban medical brigades.
Camps stressed that the time has come to reciprocate this practice with actions and “give back a portion of that solidarity wherever we can contribute.”
The NGO Open Arms and the Ecoo Solar Revolution Cooperative, along with leftist groups and labor, social, and political organizations, are promoting this action, which seeks to further highlight the global rejection of the US economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed on Cuba.
In a recent exchange with Prensa Latina, Camps stated, “We hope to personally deliver all the photovoltaic materials to ensure that, at the very least, the hospital’s intensive care unit can care for newborns and the vulnerable population in need of healthcare.”
Solar panels for the Juan Manuel Marquez Hospital in Havana, which faces the hardships imposed by the US blockade, intensified by the Donald Trump administration, will be transported aboard the Astral.
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