Monrovia, June 11, 2022 - This morning the Cuban Head of Mission Mercedes L. Martínez Herrera received the president of the Liberia-Cuba friendship group, Mr. Kesselee K. Kanneh, with whom she had a fruitful exchange.
Monrovia, May 15, 2021 - The Liberian newspaper "Liberia News" in its digital edition publishes a report on Cuba and its vaccine candidates against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnamese newspaper Tuoi Tre recently underlined that Cuba is about to achieve an extraordinary achievement in the global race for COVID-19 vaccines.
When informing that the Caribbean country would begin the third phase trials of the Sovereign-02 vaccine, the media stressed that this scientific success is obtained despite the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States for decades and the increase in sanctions under the term of former President Donald Trump.
Namibia, February 4th, 2021- The Government of the Republic of Namibia unanimously approved the nomination of the Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade for the Nobel Peace Prize, as reported in a press release by the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation (MIRCO) of the African country.
Pretoria, February 3.- President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez today expressed Cuba's gratitude to the South African head of state, Cyril Ramaphosa, for his support of the nomination for the Henry Reeve Medical Contingent for the Nobel Peace Prize.
#Cuba thanks the President of #Sudafrica Cyril Ramaphosa and his Cabinet for the proposal to nominate the Henry Reeve Contingent for the #Nobel. Recognizing him honors the noble mission of our physicians. #SomosCuba #CubaSalvaVidas, wrote Díaz-Canel on his Twitter account.
Pretoria, February 2nd, 2021.- The president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, highlighted on Tuesday the selfless and unwavering help of the government and the people of Cuba to his country, by proposing the Nobel for his medical brigade.
When addressing the nation in a televised address on the adjustment of measures to prevent and combat COVID-19, the South African president made a section especially dedicated to the Cuban contribution in this area.
Monrovia, January 10th, 2021.- Within the framework of a cordial meeting held between the former First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liberia, Board Member at Starz University, and Board Chair at CB Vocational & Technical, Mr. B Elias Shoniyin and the Cuban Head of Mission, Mercedes L. Martínez Herrera, the former thanked the Cuban diplomat for the possibility of this meeting.
Addis Ababa, December 30, 2021. The Deputy Speaker of the Hose of Representatives of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Honorable Mrs. Shitahe Minale, became the first parliamentarian of that nation to nominate the Cuban Medical Contingent “Henry Reeve” to the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Deputy Speaker acknowledged the outstanding results of the work of the Cuban medical teams since its inception in 2005, particularly within the African continent in the fight against epidemics like Ebola and Covid-19, as well as by facing natural disasters in different countries.
Pretoria, December 28, 2020- On the occasion of his working visit to the Kingdom of Eswatini, Cuban Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson held an extensive exchange in the town of Manzini with members of the Henry Reeve Medical Brigade deployed in that African nation since last month of August.
The members of the Brigade related their experiences in supporting Eswatini's national efforts to face the COVID19 pandemic and in caring for other diseases
