Hurricane Medical Relief in Cuba

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...

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...

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...

Since our initial donations began arriving in Cuba last year, we have been coordinating with the Ministry of Health and the Pan American Health Organization office in Havana to target receiving institutions and discuss materials most needed. In April of this year, Global Links staff performed site visits to three of the...

Working in collaboration with the World Health Organization/ Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Cuban Ministry of Health, Global Links sent six containers of urgently needed medical supplies, equipment and furnishings to assist hospitals in regions most impacted by the hurricanes. The last four containers were...

Reports from the World Health Organization / Pan American Heath Organization verify that Cuban medical facilities have been extensively damaged by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, jeopardizing health care delivery in the country. More than 1,300 health facilities across the island reported damage. Reports indicate that the...