U.S. Blockade Affects Production of Homeopathic Medicines in Holguin
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The damages to the production of homeopathic medicines stand out among the effects of the economic and commercial blockade of the United States against Cuba in the health system in the province of Holguin.
These compounds are used in the treatment of conditions such as arthritis, osteoarthritis and lumbar pain, frequent in older adults and people with severe disabilities.
Esperanza Gilling, director of the Provincial Homeopathy Center, told the ACN that the blockade prevents the purchase of belladonna and chamomile tinctures, essential for the production of this branch of natural and traditional medicine.
She specified that currently the raw material is obtained from international agreements or third countries, which increases its cost and causes delays in patient care.
Gilling stressed that despite the shortcomings associated with the genocidal policy, the Cuban State allocates resources to the development of this technique, approved in 1987 by the World Health Organization.
These natural compounds do not constitute a cure, but strengthen the immune system and allow greater mobility in the muscles and relief of cramps, dizziness and headache, caused by old age or the effects of neurological diseases, she said.
On the island there are other centers dedicated to homeopathic care in the provinces of Havana, Villa Clara, Granma and Guantanamo, as a way to comply with Guideline 129 of the Economic and Social Policy of the Party and the Revolution, which defines the technique as a priority within the health system.
The economic, financial and commercial blockade of the United States against Cuba began in February 1962 and has reported economic losses exceeding 130,178 million dollars in sectors such as education, biotechnology, agriculture, science, telecommunications and transport . / ACN