In an interview with the weekly newspaper El Popular, the diplomat denied the campaign promoted by Washington in various scenarios, especially through social media, to portray the Cuban government as a failure and to try to hide the consequences of its encirclement policy.
Buba said: “Despite the ban, we have done many things internally and for the benefit of others. We have a health system recognized all over the world.”
He said that since 1961, Havana has sent many medical teams to help other cities.
Part of this principled policy is Operation Miracle, through which many have regained their sight in other areas.
In this regard, he noted that for nearly 17 years a group of specialists from his country have been providing services in Uruguay at the José Martí Eye Hospital, with thousands of ophthalmology operations to their credit.
He asked: If we are a failed state, how can we help other countries in battles such as Ebola or Covid-19?
He added that the same applies to vaccines developed by Cuban experts against the Corona virus, and a medicine to prevent diabetic foot amputation, among other scientific developments for the benefit of health at the international level.
Zolan Buba stressed that the island, surrounded by the planet’s largest power, was the first country to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. He stressed that Cuba shares knowledge.
There is cruelty against the Cuban people. He added that during the epidemic, the United States prevented Cuba from purchasing ventilators and obtaining oxygen to treat its patients.
He added that this is an act of war and genocide against the Cuban people.
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