They report a lack of conditions for pregnant women at the maternity hospital in Camagüey

The independent journalist José L. Tan Estrada reported on Facebook that pregnant women are waiting to give birth in a hallway of Room A at the Camagüey Maternal Hospital, without privacy, without hygiene, and without enough space to set up a fan in the heat.

"In Room A of the Maternal Hospital in Camagüey, there are pregnant women lying in a hallway, waiting to give birth under the most minimal conditions. Without privacy, without hygiene, without respect. An improvised bed where there isn’t even enough space to set up a fan in the unbearable heat," wrote Tan Estrada under the hashtag #TanteandoCuba.

The images accompanying the complaint show metal hospital beds with worn-out mattresses placed in the corridors of the facility, with patients sitting next to their personal belongings and a standing fan as their only relief from the high temperatures.

The journalist, based in Camagüey, described the situation as one of negligence and directly questioned the official discourse: "Is this how life is cared for? Is this how a system that boasts of being a 'medical power' treats mothers and their unborn children?"

The complaint is not an isolated incident. In August 2022, pregnant women at the Clodomira Acosta Maternity Home in Camagüey were sleeping on the floor during prolonged blackouts, and in May 2023, that same facility reported water shortages, insufficient food, and a lack of medications, forcing residents to bathe with rainwater.

In August 2025, negligence at a hospital in Camagüey led to the death of a newborn, adding yet another episode to the documented decline in the province.

The situation is widespread throughout the country. In January 2025, a woman gave birth in a hallway of the Celia Sánchez Maternal Hospital in Bayamo with no doctors available and no basic medications, and Cuban mothers are increasingly fearful of bringing children into a crumbling system.

The Minister of Public Health, José Ángel Portal Miranda, acknowledged in February 2026 that the Cuban health system is on the verge of collapse.

Power outages of up to twenty hours a day are paralyzing medical equipment and operating rooms. Only 30% of the basic medication supply is available. As of April 11, 2026, there were 96,387 pending surgeries in Cuba, including over 11,000 in children.

More than 32,000 pregnant women are at risk due to power outages.