This Monday he died in Santiago de Cuba Milaán Michel Navarro Reinoso, a child suffering from bile duct atresia and liver cirrhosis who waited for months for a liver transplant on the island.
The sad news was announced on social networks by journalist Yosmany Mayeta, who stated that the minor would have turned two years old on May 30.
In a previous publication the communicator had already reported that The child was admitted in critical condition and with a “well reserved” prognosis at the Sur Children's Hospital, better known as “La Colonia.”
Mayeta Labrada stated, citing the testimony of the child's father Milaán Michel He was admitted 12 days ago but in the last 72 hours he had been transferred to intensive care due to bleeding.
The source explained that in addition to atresia of the bile ducts and having cirrhosis of the liver, the minor had presented Hepatoammoniacal Encephalopathy.
It was in November of last year that Diasniurka Salcedo Verdecia made known the case of little Milaán.
As the activist then revealed, The minor's mother had been told that in Cuba they did not have what they needed to perform the surgical intervention, thus joining a dramatic list of children in a similar situation.
Following the announcement this Monday of the death of Milaán Michel Navarro Reinosa, hundreds of Cubans have expressed sadness and dismay over bad news that is not the first of its kind in recent days.
At the end of April it was announced death of Cuban girl Ashley Manuela Echaide Mesa, whose family waged an arduous struggle with the Cuban authorities to obtain a humanitarian visa that would allow them access to a liver transplant.
After being transplanted in Mexico, Ashley Manuela Echaide Mesa died on April 21 in Mexican territory.
In that case Yanirys Mesa, the little girl's mother, had attacked the Ministry of Public Health in January for having promised him take the minor to Spain for surgery, something that had not happened until then.
Other similar cases have also had a fatal outcome, such as that of Cristian Miguel Bencomo, who He died when he was just three years old in August of last year., while awaiting a liver transplant in Cuba.
On the side of hope The hope persists for the recovery of the girl Amanda Lemus, who underwent a liver transplant in Spain in March thanks to the struggle of her parents and also the active intervention of Cuban civil society in that case.
Amanda's health campaign took on new momentum after The little girl's mother apologized to her daughter in an emotional post on Facebook for not being able to offer him the medical care and treatment he needed.
His words immediately mobilized thousands of Cubans, inside and outside the island, who offered economic and emotional support to the family. On February 10, the campaign on the fundraising platform GoFundMe for Amanda's health exceeded the goal of $20,000, which It made the trip easier.
For several years now, transplants have stopped being performed in Cuba as a result of the shortage of medicines and medical supplies on the island.
The island is also experiencing a stampede of health professionals who emigrate both to other countries and to other sectors in Cuba because they do not have the minimum conditions to provide a decent service.
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