BY – SAE NEWS | HAVANA | 22 JULY 2026
HAVANA – The company Medicuba SA denounces a new and dark chapter in the blockade imposed by the US government against Cuba, following the arbitrary detention in the port of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, of two containers of 500mg sodium valproate tablets, an essential medication for the treatment of epilepsy.
The cargo is being held by the German shipping company Hapag -Lloyd, which refuses to release the shipment, citing strict compliance with the laws imposed by the criminal US blockade.”
“Depriving the Cuban population of this essential drug represents a direct threat to public health, since epilepsy requires continuous and uninterrupted treatment to avoid seizures and the deterioration of patients, making this withholding an act that directly violates the right to life and health of thousands of people, including children and the elderly.”
“ Medicuba SA demands that Hapag -Lloyd immediately release the containers and denounces this deliberate damage to the international community, reiterating that the blockade is the biggest barrier to access to medicines on the island.”
Source: Medicuba SA Cuban Company
