The medical community of Guantánamo mourns the death of doctor Jesús Sánchez Frómeta, originally from San Antonio del Sur and a graduate of the University of Medical Sciences of Guantánamo in July 2021, whose passing was reported by the platform NiO Reportando Un Crimen and confirmed on the social media of Sánchez's friends.
According to information received from that platform, the young doctor has apparently taken his own life. Out of respect for his memory and his loved ones, details about the circumstances of his death are not being disclosed.
So far, no official institution has issued any statement regarding the case.
Friends, colleagues, and family flooded social media with messages of sorrow and farewell. "I can say that he was one of the best doctors to have worked at the Ocujal office in Yateritas, San Antonio del Sur," wrote one of his close associates.
Another recalled him as "an excellent professional and human being, a young man who was very dedicated in everything he did."
A colleague who knew him well bid farewell with a brief but heartfelt "Rest in Peace, friend and companion, very sad news," while another person expressed sympathy for the young man's mother: "Condolences to his family, his mother Maribel. May God keep them in the best place in heaven, strength to that family, what a pain."
Among the comments, there were also reflections on the way she chose to end her life. "Sometimes there are signs that others do not see. Grief in these cases is devastating," noted a follower.
Another voice pointed directly to the working conditions: "It hurts a lot that our talented doctors have to work without resources. Cuba has very good doctors; we have them, but our country does not provide them with the resources to work."
NiO Reporting A Crime sent its condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Dr. Jesús Sánchez Frómeta and called for reflection on "the enormous emotional strain faced by many healthcare professionals in Cuba, who work under extremely difficult conditions, marked by a scarcity of resources, limited opportunities for development, and increasing daily pressure."
In the weeks leading up to this case, other fatalities in the medical community had already been reported: the pulmonologist Julieth Pérez Tato died in Camagüey on July 5, and the internist Eduardo Chacón Bayard was found dead in Mexico on July 22, both without an officially confirmed cause.
Just days before the death of Dr. Sánchez Frómeta, physician Yasmany Figueroa Chaviano publicly denounced that he was "dying of hunger" with a salary that is insufficient to meet basic needs.
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