Hurricane Medical Relief in Cuba

 
$6,867
$15,132
Raised
Remaining
Jun 10, 2010

Continuing Cuba Hurricane Recovery

Working in collaboration with our partners in Cuba, Global Links has sent 21 total shipments of urgently needed medical supplies and furnishings to assist hospitals in regions most impacted by the fall 2008 hurricanes. This brings the total value of hurricane relief shipments to over $3.5 million.

Most recently, Global Links sent a shipment containing beds to furnish a rebuilt ward at the Cardiology Institute in Havana. This will mark our 97th shipment to Cuba since the program began in 1994.

The original focus of our relief efforts in Cuba was to provide assistance to Pinar del Rio and the Isla de la Juventud. However we have extended the aid to the other three provinces that were also severely affected by the hurricanes. Due to the support from foundations and individual donors like you, the Hurricane Relief Project was expanded to provide aid to more than twice as many institutions as originally expected.

Thank you for your past support of our hurricane relief program in Cuba. We will continue our efforts to help the affected regions recover and rebuild. Please leave us comments on our project below- we value your input!

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Feb 23, 2010

Continuing Cuba Hurricane Recovery

Working in collaboration with our partners in Cuba, Global Links has sent 20 total shipments of urgently needed medical supplies and furnishings to assist hospitals in regions most impacted by the fall 2008 hurricanes . 12 of these shipments occurred in 2009 alone.

Most recently, Global Links sent shipment s to benefit a general hospital in Pinar del Rio as well as a pediatric hospital and maternity wing of a general hospital in Camaguey and Las Tunas. The donations included new delivery tables, baby bassinets, pediatric exam tables and more.

The total monetary amount of our donations to Cuba since 1994 is almost $80 million.

The original focus of our relief efforts in Cuba was to provide assistance to Pinar del Rio and the Isla de la Juventud. However we have extended the aid to the other three provinces that were also severely affected by the hurricanes. Due to the support from foundations and individual donors like you, the Hurricane Relief Project was expanded to provide aid to more than twice as many institutions as originally expected.

Thank you for your past support of our hurricane relief program in Cuba. We will continue our efforts to help the affected regions recover and rebuild. Please leave us comments on our project below- we value your input!

Sep 30, 2009

Continuing Hurricane rebuilding efforts

Working in collaboration with our partners in Cuba, Global Links has sent 15 total shipments of urgently needed medical supplies and furnishings to assist hospitals in regions most impacted by the hurricanes last fall.

Most recently, Global Links sent a shipment to benefit the Psychiatric Hospital in the province of Las Tunas.

We were also able to send over 350 hospital mattresses in July 2009 to health facilities in Las Tunas and Camagüey provinces to replace many of the mattresses that had been damaged in the storms.

The original focus of our relief efforts in Cuba was to provide assistance to Pinar del Rio and the Isla de la Juventud. However we have extended the aid to the other three provinces that were also severely affected by the hurricanes. Due to the support from foundations and individual donors like you, the Hurricane Relief Project was expanded to provide aid to more than twice as many institutions as originally expected.

Thank you for your past support of our hurricane relief program in Cuba. We will continue our efforts to help the affected regions recover and rebuild. With your support Global Links hopes to send at least another 6 containers in the next six month period. Please leave us comments on our project below- we value your input!

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Organization

Global Links

Pittsburgh, PA, United States
http://www.globallinks.org

Project Leader

Angela Garcia

Deputy Director
Pittsburgh, PA United States

Where is this project located?

Map of Hurricane Medical Relief in Cuba