In a message on Twitter, the Caribbean nation’s Foreign Minister reciprocated “for the strong declaration of solidarity,” in which, he emphasized, they urged the World Health Organization to document the serious impacts on the health of the Cuban people caused by unilateral measures imposed by the United States.

In this regard, Rodriguez also underscored the call to “promote binding humanitarian exemptions that protect our national health system.”

The declaration emphasizes that the right to health cannot be undermined by the imposition of unilateral coercive measures, nor by the use of energy as an instrument of coercion, the Cuban Foreign Ministry website also notes.

The Ministers expressed their deep concern about the serious consequences for the national health system resulting from the unilateral economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed on Cuba for almost seven decades.

They also indicated that since January 29, this hostile policy has mutated into a qualitatively different and quantitatively even more aggressive phase: energy strangulation through the fuel blockade.

“We also reaffirm our solidarity with the Cuban people and their healthcare professionals who, despite the extreme conditions, continue working tirelessly to maintain essential services and protect lives,” the Non-Aligned Movement health ministers concluded.

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