An activist asked for help on Wednesday on social media for a small baby less than two months old, who remains hospitalized at the Daughters of Galicia Maternity and Children's Hospital in Havana, because she weighs only 2,250 grams.
Yankiel Fernández asked for help on Facebook to provide the family with the food known as formula or formula milk, so that little Hanna can gain weight and be discharged.
The activist reported that the mom is desperate because the baby is admitted to the neonatology ward, and is under care.
"He is just two months old, he was born on May ninth, since then he doesn't know his home," the activist pointed out.
The economic crisis in Cuba particularly affects vulnerable groups, including young children, leading to frequent requests for assistance for low-income families.
Relatives of a Cuban child suffering from the disease known as "butterfly skin" are asking for help to get the medications the child needs.
The family, based in Pinar del Río, is requesting urgent assistance for Liam Vento Garriga, a toddler who is about to turn two years old on July 19th.
Liam was born with a chronic genetic disease called Epidermolysis Bullosa, known as "butterfly skin," which causes the appearance of blisters on his skin just by scratching or due to the friction of clothing, according to a Facebook post from the profile "ElMusk Reeve."
Last June, a Cuban family requested help to be able to operate on a five-month-old baby who has a brain tumor.
The girl's aunt wrote to CiberCuba to make the case public, as the child needs medical supplies that, according to doctors, do not exist in the country.
"I have my five-month-old niece admitted, waiting for an operation, but unfortunately, among the medical supplies she needs is a valve with a CSF filter for shunting and it is not available," she said.
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