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A Cuban family reported the death of a two-month-old baby due to alleged lack of medication and medical attention at the hospital in the municipality of Remedios, in the province of Villa Clara.
The minor's aunt, Belkys Flores, shared the report on social media, along with the last photo of the child alive.
"This is the only photo of my nephew before he died. I won't tire of saying it: his death will not go unpunished. He was only two months old, and they took him away from us because we didn't have medication," she wrote, clearly distressed.
According to family testimony, the baby was admitted to the Remedios hospital on November 26 with severe symptoms, but did not receive the necessary treatment.
"I was in bed without IVs and without anything. In the early hours of the 27th, he passed away," his aunt recounted. The family claims that there weren't even basic supplies to care for him.
The post has gone viral on Facebook, where dozens of Cubans expressed their outrage and solidarity with the family.
"This is inhumane; there is no forgiveness for those who allow a child to die due to lack of serum," commented a user.
Others lamented that “the healthcare system, once a source of pride for the regime, has become a wreck with no medicines, doctors, or resources.”
The case adds to multiple recent complaints from families reporting the lack of medical attention and supplies in hospitals across the country.
In recent weeks, independent media and citizens have raised alarms about a surge in respiratory infections and dengue cases in Villa Clara and other provinces, without adequate hospital capacity or sufficient medications.
The shortage of medications, medical supplies, and healthcare personnel has worsened in Cuba, exacerbated by the economic crisis and poor management of the regime.
In places like Caibarién, residents are reporting the accumulation of garbage, mosquitoes, and a lack of hygiene, which has led to an increase in diseases, especially among children and the elderly.
"This miserable country has no forgiveness; they will have to pay for it," wrote the baby's aunt in her post, demanding justice and accountability from the hospital authorities and the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP).
So far, MINSAP has not made any public statement regarding the case or the health situation in Caibarién.
"I do not forgive him. My nephew was killed by the lack of humanity and the abandonment of the system," the aunt expressed in her farewell message.
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