PAHO Sends Lifesaving Medical Aid to Cuba After Melissa

Meanwhile, over two-point-six tons of emergency medical supplies have arrived in Cuba, thanks to the Pan American Health Organization, following Hurricane Melissa’s destructive landfall as a Category Three storm. The shipment includes medicine, surgical kits, water treatment tablets, tents, and gear to help five thousand people for three months. It was dispatched from PAHO’s Panama stockpile and will be sent to the hardest-hit areas once roads and communications are restored. “These supplies are critical to keeping people healthy and safe,” said Dr. Mario Cruz Peñate, PAHO’s representative in Cuba. PAHO is also preparing a second shipment with mosquito nets, generators, and more supplies to prevent disease outbreaks. Meanwhile, its emergency centers in Washington D.C., Havana, and Barbados are coordinating efforts across the region to restore health services and protect vulnerable communities.