India Sends Donations to Cuba for Production of Antibiotics

India donated to Cuba 80 tons of active pharmaceutical ingredients for the production of oral and injectable antibiotics, which, according to press reports, will provide a six-to-12-month supply of these medicines.

The donation, valued at 10 million euros, will contribute to the production of antibiotics, such as amoxicillin, cefalexin, cefixime in capsules and suspensions, and injectable drugs such as ceftriaxone, cefuroxime, and ceftazidime, broad-spectrum antimicrobials, demanded by the Cuban population.

India’s Ambassador to Cuba, Amstrong Chang, highlighted at the March 8 handover ceremony at the BioCubaFrama business group laboratories the six-decade-long brotherhood between the two countries, based on respect and shared views on economic and political matters.

Although India is known as “the pharmacy of the world” for its high production and supply of medicines, this is the first time that these pharmaceutical ingredients are being donated for the production of antibiotics, at the request of the Cuban government, the ambassador pointed out.

Cuban Deputy Foreign Trade Minister Deborah Rivas expressed gratitude on behalf of the Cuban State, Government, and people for this gesture of solidarity amid the country’s complex economic situation due to the international crisis and the tightening of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States on the Caribbean nation.