A Cuban mother reported on Facebook the situation of her daughter Kamila, a girl with neurogenic fever and epilepsy, whose special dietary milk has been removed by the authorities and whose anticonvulsant medications have disappeared from state pharmacies.
"They say that for every action there is a reaction, so here is mine because everything has its limits and I have surpassed mine. Friends, family, acquaintances—everyone in general—I just want you to share this and to be heard because believe me, I can't take it any longer," wrote Yeliany García Molina before detailing her daughter's issues.
García reported that Kamila was diagnosed a few months ago with neurogenic fever, a neurological condition that prevents the body from regulating its temperature normally. "When it's hot, she has fever even up to 39 degrees. The saddest part is seeing how she has had to sleep in the yard because the heat is so intense that she can't tolerate it, even with a rechargeable fan," she recounted.
"For more news, this process is triggered by a destabilization of her epilepsy, which we had under control. In all this, based on medical evaluation and the PAMI (Maternal and Child Care Program) of my municipality, Kamila would be granted a solar kit, which we are still waiting for," she indicated.
“However, as I said, for every action, there is a reaction. It didn’t matter her condition, and they took away her milk; her epilepsy medication is not available at the pharmacy, but it is outside. Seriously? Everything has its limits, and I won't post photos of my daughter because it hurts to expose her like that, but I can’t take it anymore,” she confessed.
"It is sad and desperate because if an adult is in this situation and it has thrown them off balance, just imagine her, who doesn't understand power outages," added the mother in response to the comments from her friends and acquaintances.
Unfortunately, some Cuban mothers have to resort to exposing the abandonment situation of their children in order to receive attention from local authorities. “Nothing to thank a government that you have to demand help from”, denounced Rosalba Castillo last August, the mother of an eight-year-old boy from Pinar with severe epileptic encephalopathy.
In June 2026, the Minister of Food Industry, Alberto López Díaz, admitted that more than 100,000 children stopped receiving their milk rations, including many with prescribed medical diets. During that same period, the government acknowledged that it could only guarantee that food to just over 15,000 children with chronic illnesses.
In terms of medications, the situation is equally critical. In April 2026, only 190 of the 651 drugs in the national essential medicines list were available — about 29% — and anticonvulsants are among the most affected groups. In Ciego de Ávila, state pharmacies were operating with just 10% of the essential medicines list in August 2026. Miguel Díaz-Canel himself admitted in October of that year that the national availability of medications was around 30%.
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