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The Cuban opposition figure Boris Agustín Osorio Ramos took to social media to report the deterioration of the healthcare system in Cuba after he went to the Miguel Enríquez hospital, known as La Benéfica, in the Luyanó municipality of Havana, where he claims they were unable to measure his blood pressure because there was no sphygmomanometer available.
Osorio explained in a post on Facebook that he arrived at the center with a blood pressure of 210/115 mmHg and, despite the seriousness of his condition, the medical staff was unable to provide him with adequate care.
"I approached a young doctor and explained my situation. I identified myself as hypertensive, but her response was harsh: she didn't even say good morning. She said they didn't have a sphygmomanometer," he wrote.
The activist criticized the contradiction between the lack of basic medical equipment and the installation of new surveillance cameras within the hospital.
"It's incredible: amazing camera technology and they didn't have a sphygmomanometer. Why go to a hospital if there are neither medications nor care?" he expressed in his message.
The complaint adds to numerous testimonies from patients and their families who have reported a lack of resources, medications, and personnel in the country's hospitals, while the regime prioritizes control and surveillance in public institutions.
The shortage of essential equipment, alongside the deterioration of healthcare infrastructure, reflects a structural crisis in the Cuban health system, which for decades was considered one of the pillars of the regime, but today faces severe shortages amid a deep economic crisis.
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