Heberprot-P, the result of Cuban technology, is the only therapy in the world for the effective healing of deep and complex neuropathic and ischemic diabetic foot ulcers. Because of its origin, the United States government blocks its commercialization and consciously deprives its people of this medicine, which could save millions of lives.
The deaths of innocent people caused by the anachronistic and unjust blockade that Washington imposes on the largest of the Antilles are not accidental; they are a predictable consequence of this suffocating tool which, together with the accompanying legislative framework, can be described as a unilateral cold war.
This is well known to the Cuban people, who yesterday held a public parliamentary hearing entitled "End the Blockade" at the headquarters of the National Assembly of People's Power (AN), attended by Esteban Lazo Hernández, member of the Political Bureau and president of the Parliament. Also participating were Emilio Lozada, head of the International Relations Department of the Party's Central Committee; Ana María Mari Machado, vice president of the Cuban legislature; and Josefina Vidal, deputy minister of Foreign Affairs.
Convened by the National Assembly of People's Power's commissions on International Relations, Constitutional and Legal Affairs, and Attention to Youth, Children, and Women's Rights, the meeting served as a prelude to the presentation before the United Nations General Assembly of the draft resolution Necessity of ending the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.
In addition, the event was an opportunity to convey messages of solidarity from various parts of the world, including Venezuela, Guatemala, Colombia, Peru, Zimbabwe, Suriname, Brazil, Mozambique, Namibia, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Greece, Mexico, Russia, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and the European Union, all of which agreed that, in the face of ongoing imperialist siege, the Caribbean nation is not alone, as its struggle for life, justice, and support for others is recognized from different geographical points.
At the headquarters of the National Assembly, deputies from various sectors presented the effects of the blockade on different areas of Cuban economic and social life.
Banking and financial sector:
Banks are forced to operate with alternative currencies.
Cuba is included in the list of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism, which encourages international banks to refuse to operate with banks on the island.
Telecommunications sector:
Limitations on the supply of technologies.
Foreign companies terminate contracts with the country due to pressure from the U.S. government and cancel parcel deliveries to Cuba.
Inability to access various technology platforms.
Electricity sector:
Obstacles to the acquisition of fuel, spare parts, and chemical products.
Sanctions on fuel exporting companies.
Closure of foreign financing.
Refusal of foreign technicians to work with Cuba due to coercion from the United States.
