![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “When I heard what it was for I gathered the parcels together, bought food with the money and gave it to the foodbank at St Agnes’s. Paul said: “I gave an assortment of essentials – mostly over-the-counter items like painkillers, ibuprofen, paracetamol, stuff for diarrhoea, dressings and even things like toothbrushes and sanitary products. Chemist Paul McDonagh used money collected by the group – who had intended to buy the medicines – to help a local foodbank. The supplies, worth hundreds of pounds, were donated for free by McDonagh Pharmacy on the Falls Road. “Those like yourselves who come in groups often give to hospitals – especially Irish people, who are very generous.” “There are groups of people in Mexico and the USA who manage to send us some medicines, and tourists often bring gifts to the families they are staying with. SHORTAGE: Dr Jessica Martinez Maneeb and Dr Jose Antonio Fernandez in Havana with the Belfast medical supplies, along with Jessica's mother Beatriz Manceboĭr Maneeb said: “This means a lot to us, particularly at this time when there are so few medical supplies and medicines in Cuba. ![]()
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