Cuba | Heberprot-p used in 30 countries - video Dailymotion

The Cuban medicine, Heberprot-p, used for healing diabetic foot ulcers, has benefited about 500 thousand patients in at least 30 countries. teleSUR

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00:00The Cuban medicine Everprote used for healing the diabetic foot ulcers has

00:06benefited about 500,000 patients in at least 30 countries. Given the

00:13effectiveness of the medication more than 70% of those treated were able to

00:20avoid amputations. In the United States alone there are nearly 160,000

00:27amputations per year in patients with diabetic foot ulcers. The economy

00:34blockade imposed by Washington prevents thousands of Americans from accessing this

00:40treatment and avoiding amputations which in the worst cases can lead to death.