Cuba
Disaster Recovery
Since 1994, projects in Cuba have strengthened public healthcare and provided disaster recovery support, primarily to large reference hospitals.
Featured Project Dates
2023 - 2025
Lives Impacted
217,000
Targeted Regions
La Habana
Program Highlights
- Celebrated 30 years of federally licensed humanitarian work (2024).
- Through the partnership with Days for Girls, Global Links supports women and girls with reusable menstrual health and hygiene kits (2023).
- Working together with Global Health Partners, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Ministry of Public Health, Global Links was able to provide millions of syringes and other medical supplies to support the national Covid-19 vaccination campaign (2021).
- Disaster recovery support after Hurricanes Gustav and Ike (2008), Hurricane Sandy (2013-2016), Hurricane Matthew (2016-2017), and Hurricane Irma (2017-2018), Hurricane Ian (2021-2022).
- Support for Cuba’s Social Assistance Program targeting seniors and individuals with limited mobility (2015-2017).
- Materials for medical students from Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina (ELAM), at hospitals throughout the country (2007-2017).
- Coordination of a collaborative visit to Pittsburgh’s Starzl Transplantation Institute by the Pediatric Transplant Team from Cuba leading to new transplant protocols at Hospital Pediátrico William Soler in Havana (2009).
- Provision of specialized medical equipment including: mammography equipment for the National Breast Cancer Screening Program (2004-2005); dialysis machines and supplies for the National Dialysis Program (2003-2008); laboratory equipment and supplies for the Institute of Nephrology (2003-2008).
Press
Impact Stories
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- Rescued Supplies Help Heal Burn Patients, Thanks to St. Clair Health
- We All Just Want Our Children to Be Healthy
- Donation of Catheters Will Allow Surgeries to Happen Again!
- Surgical Supplies Needed for Pediatric Patients in Cuba
- Global Links Donated Gurney Still in Use with Pediatric Patients
- Cuba: Sutures to Sew the Incision for Safe Surgeries