A death and desperation in sanctions-hit Cuba | Letters

Medicines are exempt from embargo but my husband died after DHL returned my package, says Kathryn Riley

My late husband, Roberto Molina Rivero, was a choreographer and dance poet. He was a dual national and type 1 diabetic. He died in Havana in February.

In January, I attempted to send insulin to Cuba because of the shortage of insulin. DHL failed to deliver this package, returning it with the words US sanctions on Cuba" scrawled on the label. This matter is under investigation by the Department for International Trade. Medicines are exempt from the embargo. However, companies are reluctant to take medical goods to Cuba.