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WHO Warns of "Worrying" Health Situation in Cuba: These Are the Reasons
The head of the WHO stated on Wednesday that the health situation in Cuba is "deeply worrying," at a time when the oil blockade imposed by the United States is exacerbating the island's energy crisis.
TL;DR
- The WHO head described Cuba's health situation as "deeply worrying" due to an energy crisis.
- Cuba has experienced multiple general blackouts, with some areas facing up to 20 hours of daily outages.
- The energy shortage is directly impacting health services, including emergency and intensive care.
- Thousands of surgeries have been postponed, and essential medical functions like maintaining the cold chain for vaccines are compromised.
- The situation is worsened by an oil blockade imposed by the United States and the threat of sanctions.
- Fuel shortages have also led to a scarcity of public transport and accumulation of garbage.