Read: CUBA’S REPORT Under United Nations General Assembly resolution 78/7 entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.”
The US Blockade Against Cuba in Figures
THE COST OF 25 DAYS OF BLOCKADE
Is equivalent to the financing necessary to meet the requirements of the country’s National List of Essential Medicines during one year (around USD 339,000,000).
THE COST OF 4 MONTHS OF BLOCKADE
Is equivalent to the financing required to guarantee the distribution of the rationed family food basket to the population during one year (around USD 1,600,000,000).
THE COST OF 38 HOURS OF BLOCKADE
Is equivalent to the cost of production or acquisition of the logistics required to cover the needs of the national education system during one year (around USD 21,789,000).
THE COST OF 9 DAYS OF BLOCKADE
Is equivalent to the financing required to import the amount of medical disposables (cotton swabs, gauze, syringes, needles, sutures, catheters, serum equipment, among other inputs) and reagents necessary to cover the needs of the national health system during one year (USD 129,000,000).
THE COST OF 21 HOURS OF BLOCKADE
Is equivalent to the purchase cost of the insulin required to cover national needs during one year (USD 12,000,000).
THE COST OF 18 DAYS OF BLOCKADE
Is equivalent to the annual maintenance cost of the National Electrical Power Svstem (with the exception of fuel and investments) (around USD 250,000,000).
THE COST OF 8 HOURS OF BLOCKADE
Is equivalent to the cost of toys and teaching aids needed in all day-care centers of the country (around USD 4,500,000).
THE COST OF HALF AN HOUR OF BLOCKADE
Is equivalent to the cost of the electric and conventional wheelchairs required to meet the needs of the special education system of the country (around USD 256,363).
THE COST OF 44 HOURS OF BLOCKADE
Is equivalent to the financing necessary to supply personal computers to all the country’s educational centers (around USD 25,200,000).
THE COST OF 3 DAYS OF BLOCKADE
Is equivalent to the maintenance cost of annual public transportation in the country (around USD 40,000,000).
THE COST OF 15 MINUTES OF BLOCKADE
Is equivalent to the financing necessary to cover the demand of hearing aids for disabled children and teenagers studying in the country’s special education system (around USD 144,000).
THE COST OF 9 MONTHS OF BLOCKADE
Is equivalent to the estimated financing needed to build new houses in the country (around USD 3,893,000,000).
THE COST OF 7 MONTHS OF BLOCKADE
Is equivalent to the financing necessary to buy the buses required by the public transportation system of the country (around USD 2,850,000,000).
Read the entire report here.
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