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An expert on authoritarianism believes that the crisis of the Special Period was never resolved and that Cuba only experienced "moments of relief."

Mothers of children with cystic fibrosis unite in Cuba to demand promised medications, food, and solar panels

Exiled Cuban doctors propose a universal healthcare model with private support for post-dictatorship Cuba

Matanzas pediatric hospital provides details following the death of a 2-year-old patient

Lack of fuel further sinks Havana amid mountains of garbage

Manuel Marrero admits the failure of institutions in the face of the garbage crisis in Havana: "We deserve results."

From a clean city to a hotspot of infection: garbage, mosquitoes, and diseases are changing the face of Holguín

They collect over 396,000 cubic meters of garbage in Havana: The city remains dirty and overwhelmed

NGO demands that the regime declare a health emergency

Sewage floods the clinic in Coco and Rabí, in Havana

Testimonials from Cubans contradict MINSAP: “Doctor Durán, with respect, stop lying to the people.”

Hospital La Covadonga on the verge of closure due to an outbreak of dengue and chikungunya in Havana

Surfing! A Cuban rides waves in a puddle in Havana with a board found in the trash

Díaz-Canel checks in on neighborhoods in Havana that did not collect trash: "No one showed up there."

Health scandal: Oncology Hospital in Camagüey turned into a hotspot for pests

Incredible but true: This is how Cuban women meet a basic need amidst the crisis

"For me, they were five-star hotels": Cuban shares her first experience with public healthcare in Spain

Father of a cystic fibrosis patient in Cuba: "Manuel struggles to breathe."

Spanish YouTuber questions healthcare in the U.S.: "They treat you like a customer, not like a patient."

Florida Hospital responds to family of sick child whom Cuban doctors consider a lost case

Díaz-Canel's umpteenth battle against garbage in Havana: "If we manage to involve the workplaces, we win."

Father reports the death of his 3-year-old daughter due to alleged medical negligence in Cuba

First renal tumor surgery performed on a pediatric patient in Santa Clara

Cuban mother seeks help for her 3-year-old son: "Every day that goes by, his condition worsens."

"The doctors declared my son dead at the clinic, and justice was never served."

Father reports abuse at Artemisa outpatient clinic after his son impaled himself with a metal rod

The Havana government employs inmates for garbage collection in the streets

Cuban dogs are also emigrating: The number of pet export certificates skyrockets in 2023

Visits at the Santa Clara prison suspended due to tuberculosis outbreak

They are monitoring an important migratory bird corridor in Cuba due to the risk of avian influenza

Cuba claims to have the bird flu outbreak at the Havana Zoo under control

Alert in Guantánamo due to avian influenza threat

Cuba identifies H5N1 subtype in birds with avian influenza at zoo in Havana

Cuba claims to have the avian influenza outbreak under control at the Havana Zoo

Reports of mistreatment at the hospital in Cienfuegos

Cuban child urgently needs colostomy bags

Mexico sacrifices 70,000 birds after detecting an outbreak of avian flu AH7N3 in the north of the country

Spain culls over 130,000 hens due to an outbreak of avian influenza

65% of the mosquito breeding sites in Santiago de Cuba are in water tanks

They are seeking help to purchase a ventilator for a young Cuban who has become quadriplegic

Cuban government regulates the import and export of veterinary products

Cuba's official press boasts of having fewer coronavirus deaths than Belgium

Cuba issues health alert due to outbreak of African swine fever in the Dominican Republic

Mother stabbed by her husband's ex-lover has been waiting for an ambulance in Cuba for two days

Workers are fined for improper use of the face mask while "fulfilling their duty to the revolution."

Father from Cienfuegos requests humanitarian visa: "The girl is dying on us in Cuba."

Cuban girl will start treatment in Miami to save her leg after being diagnosed with cancer

Party officials will supervise polyclinics in Havana due to the alarming increase in coronavirus cases

Spanish deputy denounces the horrors of communist Cuba: "There is only misery and nothing but misery"

Cuban on irregularities in health protocols for coronavirus on the Island: I have been in isolation for 11 days

Obstetric violence in Cuba: "I'm going to have to cut you open."