Cuba’s hospitals on the brink as US sanctions and oil crisis cripple healthcare

 Cuba’s healthcare landscape is facing serious challenges, as critical medical supplies and equipment run dangerously low. Virtually paralyzed, doctors find it increasingly difficult to deliver effective patient care, with vulnerable groups like malnourished infants and life support-dependent patients at great risk during power outages. The Cuban government recognizes its involvement in this crisis, mainly attributing external issues to US sanctions. Cuba’s healthcare landscape is facing serious challenges, as critical medical supplies and equipment run dangerously low. Virtually paralyzed, doctors find it increasingly difficult to deliver effective patient care, with vulnerable groups like malnourished infants and life support-dependent patients at great risk during power outages. The Cuban government recognizes its involvement in this crisis, mainly attributing external issues to US sanctions.