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Cuba Vive rice reaches families in Cuba
Cuba Vive Appeal food aid is being distributed to vulnerable families in Cuba. Since March, the Cuba Vive Appeal has been sending containers of food aid to Cuba in addition to the ongoing medical aid. The rice has been delivered to local libreta ration shops, where it is sorted and prepared for collection. The accompanying photographs show…
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Three new diagnostic systems delivered through Cuba Vive
Thanks to Cuba Vive supporters, three new VISUALIX diagnostic systems will improve the diagnosis of serious visual and neurological conditions, benefiting more than 15,000 patients each year. The advanced visual diagnostic systems developed in Cuba and funded through CSC’s medical appeal have been installed at thee leading Cuban hospitals and research centres: The two hospital-based systems…
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Life-saving cardiac equipment worth more than £2 million has been donated to the Cuba Vive appealCuba Vive receives major donation of life-saving cardiac equipment
In June, CSC received one of the most significant medical equipment donations yet for the Cuba Vive Appeal – a consignment of life-saving cardiac equipment worth more than £2 million. The donation was generously provided by the Arrhythmia Alliance, a coalition of charities, patient groups and healthcare professionals dedicated to improving the diagnosis, treatment and…
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CSC Director Rob Miller met Betsy Díaz Velázquez, Minister of Domestic TradeFood aid welcomed by Cuban Minister
During a visit to Havana in May, CSC Director Rob Miller met Betsy Díaz Velázquez, Minister of Domestic Trade, to discuss the impact of the Cuba Vive Food Aid Appeal. The minister described the severe challenges facing Cubaʼs food supply as the intensified US blockade and fuel shortages continue to disrupt production and distribution across…
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UNISON food container appeal
Thanks to the generosity of its branches and members, UNISON is more than sixty per cent of the way to sponsoring a full 40-foot container of food aid. If you are a UNISON member or branch and would like to donate to the UNISON container appeal, you can do so at bit.ly/CubaVive26 OR by sending…
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Cuba Vive nears £500,000 as British solidarity delivers lifeline to Cuba
The Cuba Vive Appeal is on course to raise more than half a million pounds by the end of 2026, providing a vital lifeline to the Cuban people at a moment of deepening humanitarian crisis. Thanks to the extraordinary solidarity shown by trade unionists, campaigners and supporters across Britain and internationally, the appeal has already…
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UNISON commits new aid for Cuba
UNISON members celebrate the Cuba Vive Appeal at National Delegate Conference Cuba was firmly on the agenda at UNISONʼs National Delegate Conference in Brighton, where Britainʼs largest trade union welcomed Dr Mitchell Valdés-Sosa, representative of the Cuban Health Workersʼ Union (SNTS) and Director of the Cuban Neuroscience Centre, as an international guest. Addressing her first…
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24 tonnes of rice and lentils en route to Cuba
On 28 February, 24 tonnes of rice and lentils left the UK bound for Cuba as part of the new Cuba Vive Food Aid Appeal. This shipment marks the launch of emergency food shipments alongside our ongoing medical programme. With President Trump intensifying sanctions and introducing new measures effectively blocking fuel supplies to the island,…
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Powdered milk donated to Cuba (photo for context)23 tonnes of powdered milk delivered as hurricane relief
An emergency shipment of humanitarian aid arrived in Cuba in November thanks to donations to the Cuba Solidarity Campaign’s (CSC) Hurricane Melissa Relief Appeal and Cuba Vive. Thanks to the generosity of supporters, CSC raised £71,500 to purchase 23 tonnes of powdered milk. The shipment will provide essential nutrition for children, pregnant women and elderly…
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Cuba Vive appeal reaches £250,000 – Thank you and let’s keep going!
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of supporters, the Cuba Vive Medical Aid Appeal has surpassed its £250,000 end-of-year fundraising target. This remarkable achievement is a powerful expression of solidarity between people in Britain and Cuba at a time of acute need. In October, two 40-foot shipping containers of urgently needed medical aid arrived at the Cuban port…