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The health situation in Cuba again reveals its severity and the healthcare system’s inability to provide the most basic supplies, even in life-or-death situations.
This time, the report comes from Santiago de Cuba, where Virgen María, an eight-year-old girl, urgently needs a pediatric catheter for hemodialysis, size 6.5, which is essential for her treatment of chronic renal failure stage 5.
The case was brought to light by Yasser Sosa Tamayo, an activist with a support project in Santiago de Cuba, who shared on Facebook the desperate letter from the minor's mother, Damaris Aguilera Rodríguez.
The girl is currently hospitalized in a nephrology unit, with a catheter and colostomy, and after her last treatment, she developed a fever. The catheter she needs must be replaced immediately, but the hospital does not have the supplies.
"It's not a favor. It's a medical emergency," Sosa emphasized in the post, urging anyone who can help to spread the information so it reaches those who can obtain the catheter outside the country.
The urgency of the situation becomes more evident in his second post, where he explains that, despite the solidarity that has emerged on social media, the pediatric catheter 6.5 is simply not available in Cuba.
"Several have emerged. None are effective. None match. And in medicine, 'almost' doesn't save lives. This must be purchased abroad," he assured.
Every hour without the necessary supply poses a real risk to the health of Virgen María.
The case highlights how, in the face of a chronic shortage of medications and supplies, citizens must turn to social media to address issues that hospitals cannot meet, exposing the serious crisis of the Cuban healthcare system.
The situation reflects not only the lack of hospital infrastructure and basic supplies but also the regime's inability to ensure timely medical care for the most vulnerable patients.
Meanwhile, the family of Virgen María relies on external solidarity and digital outreach to obtain a catheter that could save her life, highlighting the extreme precariousness that the Cuban population faces day after day.
Yasser Sosa insists that every message, comment, or share could mean the difference between life and death for the minor, and he calls on the international community to act swiftly to provide the necessary support.
"There are no shortcuts, there are no substitutes, time does not negotiate," he concludes in his post, which highlights the dramatic health situation currently facing Cuba.
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