Public health

There are no condoms in pharmacies in Cuba, but the state media talks about family planning consultations

This is the condition of the bathrooms at the Juan Bruno Zayas hospital in Santiago de Cuba

Official media blames the U.S. for the lack of supplies for cancer patients

The regime acknowledges that health indicators have fallen to alarming levels: More than 100,000 people are waiting for surgery

"The Never-Ending Tale": the regime insists on its "social policies" while Cuba fades away

Ten electric taxis donated to Matanzas for hemodialysis services

Matanzas sets a precedent in pediatric gastroenterology with an unprecedented technique

Las Tunas adds 10 electric taxis for transporting dialysis patients due to chronic fuel shortages

With the maternal-infant crisis under scrutiny, Díaz-Canel reappears at the gynecological-obstetrical hospital in Havana

Delcy Rodríguez reveals health issue amid the crisis in Venezuela

Bahamas reveals the current status of negotiations with the U.S. regarding Cuban doctors

Burning garbage dumps turn neighborhoods in Holguín into a health trap

The Yayabo River, a symbol of Sancti Spíritus, is suffocating amidst garbage and the inaction of the authorities

More than 300 medications in shortage: the other side of the pharmaceutical "stability" in Sancti Spíritus

Las Tunas inaugurates drug observation center while acknowledging a rise of over 200% in consumption in Cuba

The Hill holds the key... and also a swamp of waste in the heart of the Cuban capital

Enormous garbage dump raises concern in Guantánamo: "Rats enter the houses and the stench won't let us live."

A private worker donates an electric tricycle to transport dialysis patients in Matanzas

They are reporting a cockroach infestation at the Harris Brothers store in Havana

Havana normalizes the unhealthy: food sales amid accumulated garbage on the streets

Rivers turned into dumps: garbage exacerbates flooding in the city of Holguín

Another dumping site on the way: the accumulation of waste grows in front of the playground in Holguín

Video of foreign doctor residing in Havana sparks outrage: "Many of your professors have nothing to eat."

The streets of the revolutionaries: mountains of trash, the risk of epidemics, and neglect in the heart of Central Havana

The Rock reveals the alarming health scare that made him fear cancer: "It was truly painful."

Luis Alberto García issues a stern warning about the sanitary conditions in Cuba

Catalan municipalities donate 20,000 euros to install solar panels in health centers in Songo la Maya

Nine-month-old baby suffers burns while family was cooking with charcoal in Santiago de Cuba

"No fuel": Cuban mother reports that she was denied an ambulance for her son with cerebral palsy who needs oxygen

Private company delivers diapers to hospitals and nursing homes in Sancti Spíritus

Guantánamo turns to porters and animal traction to tackle the waste crisis

Cubans question Biocubafarma's explanation that attributes the shortage of around 300 medications to the "blockade."

Island of Youth government changes its stance on the fine imposed on the Cuban oncologist

A mountain of garbage blocks an intersection in Centro Habana as fears of epidemics grow in summer

"Are my human rights being violated?": a letter from a Cuban doctor to the Minister of Health

Minsap warns of a possible dengue epidemic as trash, leaks, and power outages contribute to the proliferation of mosquitoes

Matanzas detects the first cases of dengue of the season and maintains surveillance for hepatitis

The U.S. funded more than 120 biological laboratories worldwide, according to declassified documents

Do you owe money to a hospital in the U.S.? Here’s how you could get rid of that debt

Trump Administration issues ultimatum to over 500 hospitals in the U.S.: Here’s the reason

Two women arrested in Holguín for the illegal sale of medication, and social media comes to their defense

Factories in Europe and empty pharmacies in Cuba: The questions raised by the BioCubaFarma case

The paradox of BioCubaFarma: Business expansion in Europe and a shortage of medicines in Cuba

A month without garbage collection in Cienfuegos while the authorities talk about preventing hepatitis

Even Saint Jude Thaddeus cannot handle this impossible situation: the trash near his church in Centro Habana

Cuban emigrant doctor: “I left because staying meant giving up my future.”

Garbage and unsanitary hotspots are gaining ground in the "Cradle of Cuban Nationality."

La Perla del Sur is sinking in garbage: residents of Cienfuegos report a neighborhood turned into a dump

10-month-old baby in critical condition needs a liver transplant

Alert in Pinar del Río: suspected cases of hepatitis A are on the rise

Alert in Florida due to increase in cases of flesh-eating bacteria: These are the counties affected so far

Trump Administration clarifies who is exempt from the new Medicaid requirements

A Cuban seeks urgent help to operate on his ill mother: "Not even the Military Hospital provides a solution."

“Communal, please!”: a garbage dump expands next to a Children's Circle in the heart of Vedado

The guard and emergency area at Maternidad de Línea will be closed to convert the hospital into a Regional Center for Sexual Health

"Holguín hurts": trash, landfills, and neglect consume what was once the cleanest city in Cuba

The government in Las Tunas claims to be "worried" about the uncontrolled drilling of wells amid the water crisis

Social crisis impacts motherhood in Las Tunas: increases in teenage pregnancies and premature births

The U.S. issues a maximum alert due to an Ebola outbreak in Africa: "Do not travel."

Cuba introduces 20 Yutong buses and 200 vehicles for hemodialysis services amid an energy crisis