Apart from 517,600 syringes, the cargo also includes 31,000 syringes, 10,000 face masks, and 10,000 surgical masks, among other medical supplies.
The White Helmets Commission of Argentina On Sunday, a shipment of medical supplies was sent to Cuba to aid the Caribbean country in its fight against the COVID-19 epidemic.
Apart from 517,600 syringes, the shipment also includes 31,000 needles, 10,000 face masks, 10,000 surgical masks, 1,000 protective screens, and 2,000 disposable medical gowns, among other items.
The contribution left Argentina on Saturday aboard an Air Force Hercules jet as part of a cooperative operation between the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Defense Ministry.
The flight will proceed to Port-au-Prince to return the Argentine humanitarian mission, which participated in the recovery efforts following the August 14 earthquake that devastated Haiti.
To boost medical aid capability, the White Helmets Commission set up tents outside the Nestor Kirchner Hospital in Haiti's Corail area.
In recent days, Cuba's Center for State Control of Medicines, Equipment, and Medical Devices (Cecmed) approved the use of Soberana 02 in an emergency to innoculate the country's children.
