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Chilean group of Villa Sur sends medicines and supplies to Cuba

Santiago de Chile, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) A friendship group with Cuba in the Chilean town of Villa Sur sent today a donation of medicines, supplies and equipment for hospitals in the island, to help alleviate the effects of the US blockade in the health sector.

Ana María Villagra, spokeswoman for the group, explained to Prensa Latina that since the Covid-19 pandemic they have been analyzing with friends and neighbors the possibility of helping and for that purpose they have organized several activities to raise money and collect items and medications.

She added that this time they are sending blood pressure monitors, bladder catheters, thermometers, syringes, hospital bedpans and other supplies, as well as painkillers, anti-inflammatory drugs and contraceptives.

Other groups, such as the Internationalists, and also by members of the Communist Party of Chile (PCCh) who participate in the campaign Un granito de Amor por Cuba (A Little Grain of Love for Cuba), joined this initiative

Villa Sur is a neighborhood in the commune of Pedro Aguirre Cerda, located in the southern sector of the city of Santiago.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez, recently informed that between March 1, 2023 and February 29, 2024, this economic, commercial and financial siege caused damages estimated at more than five billion dollars.

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