{"id":10493,"date":"2026-03-20T00:13:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/?p=10493"},"modified":"2026-03-20T00:13:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:13:21","slug":"european-solidarity-activists-recognize-cuban-peoples-resilience-in-the-fight-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/european-solidarity-activists-recognize-cuban-peoples-resilience-in-the-fight-for-life-20032026\/","title":{"rendered":"European solidarity activists recognize Cuban people\u2019s resilience in the fight for life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Members of the European section of the \u201cNuestra Am\u00e9rica\u201d \u200b\u200b(Our America) convoy have reaffirmed their commitment to the island during a visit to the \u201cRam\u00f3n Gonz\u00e1lez Coro\u201d Gynecological-Obstetric Teaching Hospital in this capital. They also recalled the support received from Cuban medical personnel during the most critical moments of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrea Santor, a member of a Cuba solidarity organization, described her work as an interpreter for the Cuban doctors who arrived in Turin, Italy \u2014 at the very height of the health emergency \u2014 as a privilege. She emphasized that a country with fewer resources than those in Europe was there, offering its selfless assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radiohc.cu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1803-Solidaridad-europea5-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43289\" style=\"width:541px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is the duty of all free people in the world to do something for Cuba; this country helped us during a critical moment for us,\u201d affirmed the visitor. She acknowledged that the hardships Cubans endure are scarcely imaginable from the outside, and that what they have brought from Europe is merely a drop in the ocean compared to what the island has contributed to the rest of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visitors also expressed their gratitude for the daily efforts undertaken by the Cuban people, noting that they serve as an example that transcends this specific year and these current circumstances. They added that simply reaching the island under the current conditions of siege constitutes an achievement in itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the gathering, Raiza Ruiz, a member of the institution\u2019s gynecology team, expressed her pride and satisfaction regarding the solidarity shown by their international friends. She highlighted that, among health professionals, the most deeply appreciated quality is a profound sense of belonging; consequently, she extended her recognition to them and expressed her gratitude to all those present. European activists\u2014hailing from countries such as Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom\u2014interacted with healthcare professionals, expressing their gratitude for the latter\u2019s contribution to safeguarding lives amidst a context made all the more complex and exacerbated by the policy of \u201cmaximum economic pressure\u201d imposed by Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radiohc.cu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1803-Solidaridad-europea-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43290\" style=\"width:551px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ailuj Casanova Barreto, Head of Medical Care at the Ministry of Public Health, participated in the welcoming ceremony and accompanied the activists on a tour of the facility. During the tour, the visitors were able to witness firsthand the dedication of the medical staff and the difficult conditions under which they carry out their work, as well as the noble mission of love and humanism that this collective performs despite the numerous limitations they face in maintaining the vitality of their services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IMAGE CREDIT:&nbsp; Rodney Rafael Jimenez Mu\u00f1oz | Photos: Luis Jim\u00e9nez Echeverr\u00eda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[ SOURCE: AGENCIA CUBANA DE NOTICIAS ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the European section of the &ldquo;Nuestra Am&eacute;rica&rdquo; &#8203;&#8203;(Our America) convoy have reaffirmed their commitment to the island during a visit to the &ldquo;Ram&oacute;n Gonz&aacute;lez Coro&rdquo; Gynecological-Obstetric Teaching Hospital&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10494,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[42],"class_list":["post-10493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cuba"],"authors":[{"term_id":42,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"radio-habana-cuba","display_name":"Radio Habana Cuba","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10493"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10495,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10493\/revisions\/10495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10493"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=10493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}