Support the campaign to provide medicines for Cuban children with leukemia and lymphoma
Did you know that the 5-year survival rate of childhood cancer is over 80% with the right medications? The Hatuey Project has launched a new campaign to raise $200,000 to provide medicines for Cuban children with leukemia and other cancers to help Cuban doctors overcome the crippling effects of the U.S. blockade. Cuban children need our help.
Conditions in Cuba have become increasingly difficult this year. Sixty years of an inhumane blockade and an additional crippling restrictions by the Trump administration has resulted in severe shortages of food, fuel, and essential medicines.
Organizers of the Hatuey Project met with Cuban doctors and nurses at Juan Manuel Márquez Pediatric Hospital in Havana, at the José Luis Miranda Pediatric Hospital in Santa Clara, and with the Institute of Hematology and Immunology in Havana, where they learned that doctors have been unable to purchase much-needed medications and materials.
Despite the significant medical advances made by the Cuban medical system, the country is now without basic, life-saving medications for children.
In this video Dr. José Valdez, the director of the oncology department at Juan Manuel Márquez Pediatric Hospital, tells about the problems he and his patients face:
In Cuba, there are medications that could be purchased in third countries but when they have some U.S. component, Cuba is not allowed to buy them.
This means that sometimes we do not have the ideal or indicated medications for the specific illness of the child. We use an alternative, which does not give the same result. It is the children that pay the price for this needless policy.
While we continue to oppose the trade and financial restrictions that have crippled Cuba’s economic and medical system, the people of the United States can stand in solidarity with the Cuban people through material support.
Donate to The Hatuey Project. The Hatuey Project is a project of The People’s Forum, a non-profit public charity exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; as such, all donations are tax-deductible. All proceeds go to providing material aid. The Hatuey Project delivers the medicines through export licenses granted by the U.S. Commerce Department.
On behalf of The Hatuey Project, we thank you.
Gloria La Riva, Coordinator, The Hatuey Project
Nadia Marsh, MD, Prof. of Clinical Medicine
Simon Ma, MD, MPH, Family Medicine
Rachel Viqueira, MHS, Epidemiologist
Leni Villagómez Reeves, MD
Will Kohr, RN
Andira Alves, Affordable Housing Project Manager
About the Hatuey Project
HATUEY stands for Health Advocates in Truth, Unity and Empathy. We are health providers and social justice activists concerned about the harmful effects of the U.S. economic blockade of Cuba. We have inaugurated this medical aid project to extend solidarity to the Cuban people, with the procurement of vital medicines and medical equipment.
For decades, Cuba has been known for its remarkable health care and scientific/biotech systems, providing quality, universal and free care to all Cubans. But more than 240 new measures by the Trump administration turned the screws on Cuba’s people — in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. This, followed by a total fuel blockade and a range of new restrictions, have created a truly life-threatening situation for the Cuban people.
We invite you to join in our project in any way you can: With your monetary contribution, as well as helping procure major donations from pharmaceuticals and other medical providers. We are fully volunteer; all of the donations we receive will go strictly to acquire medical aid. Shipping costs will be held to the utmost minimum. The Hatuey Project is fiscally sponsored by The People’s Forum, a registered 501(c)3 organization, and all donations are tax-deductible. Join our effort today!
In July, our project delivered much-needed vitamins & medicines to 133 homes in Cuba for pregnant women who are at risk.
In August, we delivered almost $20,000 worth of medical supplies to aid the burn victims of the tragic fire at the oil depot in Matanzas. Click here to read more.
The U.S. Blockade has created many challenges for the people of Cuba. Read the UN Report
News
- Head of Cuba’s National Oncology Group welcomes donations from The Hatuey Project
- UN Special Rapporteur recognizes impact of U.S. policy against Cuba
- Hatuey Project submits Report to the U.N.
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