Health in Cuba

A Cuban woman needs surgery, but they are asking her to obtain even the serum and the catheter: "Where am I supposed to find that?"

"Oh, my holy God, come down from heaven and see this": Neighbors dismantle official statement about ambulance in Mayabeque

First percutaneous nephrolithotomy at the pediatric hospital of Pinar del Río

Without electricity for sterilization, administering aerosols, or taking X-rays: this is how a polyclinic in Havana operates

Dengue strikes three municipalities in Santiago de Cuba as fever cases rise

Minsap acknowledges an increase in dengue, diarrhea, and respiratory diseases amid health issues

OPS brings tests and materials to Holguín to contain syphilis among pregnant women and adolescents

Holguín is facing outbreaks of Aedes aegypti with 50 fumigation teams donated by the PAHO

Born at just 26 weeks, she fought for 138 days, and Aurora is finally home in Holguín

Diocese of Ciego de Ávila reports on the rapid deterioration of health of its emeritus bishop Mario Mestril

Uruguay seeks to pay Cuban doctors directly

66 years later, the CDR continues to ask for blood: The story behind "voluntary donations" in Cuba

Cubana issues an SOS for San Miguel de los Baños and reports over a month without electricity or communication

A Cuban woman in the U.S. donated a crib, food, and 17,000 pesos to a family with a baby suffering from scabies in Santiago de Cuba

"The medical power has been thrown in the garbage": Cuban doctor denounces the ordeal of caring for her baby

Cubans hand-drill a 36-meter well and leave social media in shock: "That's destroying the body."

Help is being sought for a baby from Sancti Spíritus with a rare genetic skin disease

Cuban regime honors 51 healthcare workers with the "Labor Achievement" Medal

This is how they transport an elderly woman due to the lack of a wheelchair at the Amalia Simoni Hospital in Camagüey

Eithan is still waiting: Cuba has yet to pay for the genetic studies he needs in Argentina

Dengue in Cuba exceeds 7.4 times the expected level for 2026, and the peak typically occurs in October

Maternity Hospital of Manzanillo acknowledges blackout following SEN outage: "No medical complications reported."

Fire affects the provincial hospital of Villa Clara

Cuban woman with cancer seeks help to obtain medication not available in the country's hospitals

The Guantanamo municipality of Manuel Tames is on alert due to fever cases and the proliferation of micro-dumps

They are seeking help for a Cuban in poverty in Trinidad who does not have access to his medications

Medical discharge granted to Cubans with food poisoning in Matanzas

"Here we have it all": official press in Guantánamo boasts of a maternal home while the province records a critical infant mortality rate

Toxic microalgae associated with ciguatera in fish have been detected in Cuban waters

Only 15% of Matanzas residents without water benefit from new infrastructure recovered by linemen in Matanzas

Cuban woman erupts in anger over not being able to vaccinate her granddaughter: "If the clinic were privately owned, it would have already been resolved."

Díaz-Canel tours the William Soler Pediatric Cardiovascular Center, and Cubans are wondering: "What do these visits solve?"

Elderly individuals without family receive meals thanks to the help of Cubans at the hospital in Puerto Padre

Alarm in Matanzas: Food poisoning outbreak affects 29 people, including 22 children

This is what the bathroom looks like in the postpartum room of the Lenin Hospital in Holguín

"It can take your life": toxicologist warns about the consumption of Shaka in Cuba

The MTSS regulates occupational safety in Cuba with a new resolution

MINSAP updates the list of occupational diseases

Holguín is processing about 15 applications for private pharmacies, but none have opened yet

The MINSAP regulates occupational medical examinations for Cuban workers

Minsap tightens control over doctors and technicians with new regulations for practicing in Cuba

Cuban woman returns sick from Cuba to the U.S. and shares her experience: "It was a catastrophe."

A Cadeca has opened within a Cuban hospital so that its workers can get paid without having to stand in line

Nurse reports theft during 24-hour shift at Cienfuegos hospital: "It should be embarrassing."

The salary of a newly graduated doctor in Cuba barely covers the cost of this

From medical office to housing and point of sale: an image of the crisis in Cuba

The surgery that doctors were avoiding in Cuba and that changed the life of a teenager in Miami

Hospital de Las Tunas reports a new outbreak of bedbugs in the psychiatric ward: "It was detected again two days ago."

Cuban regime turns a child's surgery into propaganda and silences the aid received from abroad

He survived an electric shock and is now recovering from a complex reconstructive surgery in Camagüey

They are asking for help for a young Cuban with a brain tumor

Poor sanitary conditions reported in the emergency room of the Orlando Pantoja Tamayo hospital in Contramaestre

Cuban woman reports sale of soon-to-expire medications at state pharmacy: "Where were those drugs?"

Cuban doctor receives rechargeable ventilator for her son with special needs from Miami: "We are very grateful."

Alessandro di Battista flies back to Italy after two weeks hospitalized in Cuba

They request the EU to investigate the Cuban medical brigade in Italy for human trafficking

Cuban journalists' investigation on the privatization of health care on the island is a finalist for the Roche Prize

Young Cuban with hemophilia, schizophrenia, and meningoencephalitis needs help in Holguín

Dengue out of control in Guantánamo: three municipalities in active transmission of the disease and hotspots throughout the province

Cosmetics, diapers, natural juices, and even fruit salad: the offerings of a new pharmacy in Holguín