{"id":7755,"date":"2022-10-12T21:48:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T21:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/?p=7755"},"modified":"2022-10-12T21:48:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T21:48:13","slug":"a-special-appeal-from-from-medicuba-europa-cubaporlavida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/a-special-appeal-from-from-medicuba-europa-cubaporlavida\/","title":{"rendered":"A special appeal from from MediCuba-Europa #CubaPorLaVida"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 26, the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) and the mediCuba-Europe network launched a campaign at the European level in order to raise funds for the purchase of essential medical materials and supplies for basic health coverage. on the island, which are scarce. 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