The ruthless US blockade against Cuba does not prevent long-lived Ciego de Ávila residents with low economic incomes from maintaining the protection of the revolutionary state.
Along with medical assistance and social security, more than 1,200 grandparents in all the municipalities receive food in restaurants linked to the Family Assistance System (SAF).
About 50 specialized gastronomic facilities in the province are equipped with the resources to maintain the offerings.
The Municipal Defense Councils of Ciego de Ávila, with the support of contingents of young people, have also reinforced the messenger service to the elderly alone in this stage of COVID-19.
