Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday
commended the Cuban government for her support for Ghana and other developing countries.
He said that "Currently, we have more than 200 Cuban Medical doctors in the country serving in deprived areas where our own Ghanaian doctors have refused to accept postings to work in."
The Vice President gave the commendation when he launched the signature campaign for the release of the Cuban Five and Against the Economic blockade of Cuba, in Accra.
Five Cuban Men who were perceived to be carrying out anti-terrorists activities against the United States of America were arrested and sentenced to various jail terms in 1998.
The sentences were perceived as an infringement on their fundamental human rights and the international human right laws.
The launch set the tone for the campaign team to collect signatures from people of Ghana who are against the two sanctions on Cuba since 1998.
The Vice President said apart from the Cuban medical brigade that had been beneficial to Ghana and other African countries, Cuba had also been
instrumental in providing scholarships in the fields of Engineering, Information, Communication Technology and general science.
"But for the economic blockade imposed on Cuba, I want to believe that Cuba would have been an international supporter in the socio-economic
demands of so many countries in the world."
Vice President Mahama appealed to the Obama-led United States of America to release the five Cubans and also relax the sanctions on the Cuban economy through the blockade.
"Speaking against the Cuban Blockade and the jailing of the Cuban five is not a demonstration of anti- America, and that is why the government of Ghana has consistently voted against those sanctions in the United Nations conferences."
He hoped that President Obama's peaceful negotiations with countries perceived to be anti- America would be extended to Cuba to find lasting
solutions to the bad blood that had existed between the two countries since the inception of the Cold War.
Mrs. Milena Zaldivar, Acting Cuban Ambassador to Ghana, said the Cuban economic blockade had disrupted the Cuban economic progress as the country's exports were restricted from getting to many countries.
She said a total of 3,478 deaths were recorded through American attacks on Cuba since the economic blockade, while 600 attacks on former President Fidel Castro were also recorded during the same period of time.
Mrs. Zaldivar commended the Government of Ghana, students and trade Unions for their continuous solidarity with the government and people of Cuba and pledged to convey Ghana's campaign messages to the Cuban Government.
Mr. Yao Graham, a member of the Ghana signature campaign team, said the USA was becoming isolated because of the outdated campaigns against Cuba and called on President Obama to reverse some of what he described as
"Unpopular" restrictions on Cuba and other countries.