Monrovia, January 5, 2020 - This morning, Head of Mission Mercedes L. Martínez Herrera gave an interview to correspondent Joaquin Sendolo of the "Daily Observer", one of the most widely read newspapers in Liberia and with the oldest circulation in the African country.
In it, the Cuban diplomat referred to the Cuba-Liberia scholarship program from which Liberian students have benefited to study medicine in the Greater Antilles.
The occasion was propitious to highlight the work of the Cuban medical collaboration in the world in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and to condemn the campaign of discredit against the Cuban collaborators.
The Cuban Head of Mission also exchanged on the management of the pandemic by the Cuban health system, the role of Cuban science and especially of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry in the development of researches and medicines for the treatment of affected patients and the results achieved so far.
In his speech, he also highlighted the intensification of the blockade against Cuba in times of coronavirus, as well as the direct actions against Cuba, which have hindered the country's efforts to stop the advance of the pandemic.
Embacuba Liberia