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This project has been successfully funded on 21. May 2020. Thanks to the 114 boosters that made it possible!
Cuba vs Covid19
Let's help Cuba fight against coronavirus
Project Overview
The Instituto de Medicina Pedro KourÃ, Cuba's number one centre for infectious diseases, has requested assistance to purchase of reagents and supplies for the control, monitoring and diagnosis of Covid-19 in Cuba, equipment that they are struggling to find and fund because of the blockade. The money raised from this campaign will be used to purchase and send everything they need to fight the coronavirus!
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20.155 CHF
of 20.000 CHF
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114
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A quarter of our objective achieved… and counting!
Dear boosters,
Thanks to you we are moving forward in this adventure to support Cuba and its people. We're still a little off the mark, but we're closer than 10 days ago, and that's thanks to you !!!
A lot has happened in 10 days of campaigning.
First of all, the virus continues to spread on the island: the number of confirmed cases is over 800 and there are unfortunately 24 deaths. The medical profession is fighting with all its might to contain the epidemic. The Cuban strategy is isolating all persons who have had contact with a proven case; this explains the high number of hospitalization cases (2466*). This is a way of closely monitoring these people, to avoid further contagion, but also to better control their progress. There are very restrictive quarantines decreed in certain districts or villages, which further complicates the daily life of Cubans, already hard hit by the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States for several decades.
And precisely, even at a time of global crisis, the US administration will stop at nothing to try to bring Cuba and its people to their knees. Since his arrival at the White House, Donald Trump has continued to strengthen this criminal blockade day after day, preventing Cuba from gaining access to oil cargoes, and more recently to the equipment, materials and solidarity aid that comes from elsewhere.
Indeed, Cuban authorities denounced last week that a shipment of equipment to combat Covid-19, donated by a Chinese foundation, had been blocked. The reason? The freight company refused to take the equipment to Cuba, claiming that its main shareholder is an American company subject to the trade embargo on Cuba.
More recently, Cuba was refused orders for respirators from two Swiss suppliers with whom they used to do business. The manufacturers were bought by an American company based in Illinois, USA, and instructed to suspend all business relations with Cuba.
One can agree or disagree with the political regime in Cuba, but these measures, in these times of pandemic, are selfish and criminal.
It is in this situation that your contributions are even more important for Cuba and its people! We thank Crowdify.net for not following the measures of the blockade and for allowing us to continue to raise the money necessary for the Cuban health system to cope with the coronavirus!
Unfortunately, this is not the case for all Swiss platforms and banks. Yes, even in Switzerland, the United States is imposing its will!
In the last two days we have received complaints from supporters and members of our association, because their banks have blocked the donations made to support our emergency appeal for help. Can you imagine? They won't let you do what you want with your money, just because there's a mention of Cuba somewhere in the bank transfer.
Is solidarity a crime? It is, in any case, the only solution to get out of this crisis! As Cuba, and you, have shown us! Thank you for helping us believe that humanity is not lost! That we are all in the same boat and that we can all row in the right direction!
Thank you for continuing to share our campaign! It really needs to reach as many people as possible to show that together we are stronger!
* Figures from April 14, 2020.
Thanks to you we are moving forward in this adventure to support Cuba and its people. We're still a little off the mark, but we're closer than 10 days ago, and that's thanks to you !!!
A lot has happened in 10 days of campaigning.
First of all, the virus continues to spread on the island: the number of confirmed cases is over 800 and there are unfortunately 24 deaths. The medical profession is fighting with all its might to contain the epidemic. The Cuban strategy is isolating all persons who have had contact with a proven case; this explains the high number of hospitalization cases (2466*). This is a way of closely monitoring these people, to avoid further contagion, but also to better control their progress. There are very restrictive quarantines decreed in certain districts or villages, which further complicates the daily life of Cubans, already hard hit by the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States for several decades.
And precisely, even at a time of global crisis, the US administration will stop at nothing to try to bring Cuba and its people to their knees. Since his arrival at the White House, Donald Trump has continued to strengthen this criminal blockade day after day, preventing Cuba from gaining access to oil cargoes, and more recently to the equipment, materials and solidarity aid that comes from elsewhere.
Indeed, Cuban authorities denounced last week that a shipment of equipment to combat Covid-19, donated by a Chinese foundation, had been blocked. The reason? The freight company refused to take the equipment to Cuba, claiming that its main shareholder is an American company subject to the trade embargo on Cuba.
More recently, Cuba was refused orders for respirators from two Swiss suppliers with whom they used to do business. The manufacturers were bought by an American company based in Illinois, USA, and instructed to suspend all business relations with Cuba.
One can agree or disagree with the political regime in Cuba, but these measures, in these times of pandemic, are selfish and criminal.
It is in this situation that your contributions are even more important for Cuba and its people! We thank Crowdify.net for not following the measures of the blockade and for allowing us to continue to raise the money necessary for the Cuban health system to cope with the coronavirus!
Unfortunately, this is not the case for all Swiss platforms and banks. Yes, even in Switzerland, the United States is imposing its will!
In the last two days we have received complaints from supporters and members of our association, because their banks have blocked the donations made to support our emergency appeal for help. Can you imagine? They won't let you do what you want with your money, just because there's a mention of Cuba somewhere in the bank transfer.
Is solidarity a crime? It is, in any case, the only solution to get out of this crisis! As Cuba, and you, have shown us! Thank you for helping us believe that humanity is not lost! That we are all in the same boat and that we can all row in the right direction!
Thank you for continuing to share our campaign! It really needs to reach as many people as possible to show that together we are stronger!
* Figures from April 14, 2020.
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