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The Sad State of Health Care in Cuba for 2024
WebThe Cuban government is trying to alleviate the current shortage of medical supplies through donations from abroad. On January 28, 2024, the “William Soler” Pediatric Hospital and the Institute of Gastroenterology received donations from the organizations …
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Challenges and Realities of Cuba’s Health Care System
WebChallenges and Realities of Cuba’s Health Care System. January 25, 2018. By Fernando Ravsberg. HAVANA TIMES — Last November, “Maria de la Caridad” was admitted into one of the best hospitals in the country, waiting for her knee replacement …
Healthcare is Free in Cuba, but it Still Has a Price!
WebBy Osmel Ramirez Alvarez. HAVANA TIMES — The title of this article chimes in with a campaign which has been repeated time and time again at Cuban health centers for many years now. Of course, I didn’t add the question mark at the end with the …
Healthcare Crisis: Cuba Loses 12,000 doctors in One Year
WebHAVANA TIMES – Cuba has 31,308 fewer health workers than in 2021. The figure includes a deficit of more than 12,000 doctors in 2022, according to official figures. “There are no doctors here, nor laboratory technicians in the emergency room,” a doctor from eastern …
The Pearl of the Caribbean: Mental Health in Cuba
WebThis individual endured over five years working 24-hour shifts leading to mental health decline. Suicide sadly was his only way out. One amazing individual with his mind destroyed by an anachronistic work style. An employee of the state who faced …
Cuban Medical Cooperation Faces Challenges beyond COVID-19
WebPhoto: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS. HAVANA TIMES – Cuban medical cooperation faces many challenges today: to prove the prestige of its national health system, consolidate itself as a source of economic income and revive solidarity efforts which …
Medicine Shortages, a Challenge to Public Health in Cuba
WebMedicine Shortages, a Challenge to Public Health in Cuba. May 19, 2023. A pharmacist in front of an empty shelf in a pharmacy in the Plaza de la Revolución municipality, in Havana. The shortage of medicines constitutes one of the main concerns …
Medicine Shortages Persist in Cuban Pharmacies
WebA social problem with an economic background. By IPS Cuba. Line at a Cuban pharmacy. Foto: IPS from the BBC. HAVANA TIMES — Medicine shortages in Cuba share a common root cause with other areas in the country’s fragile economy: the lack of …
What’s it Like Today in Havana’s Calixto Garcia Hospital
WebHAVANA TIMES – Today the General Calixto García University Hospital in Havana is far from being the center of prestige that it once was. Even less does it honor the propaganda that, on official pages, sells its services as “high quality.”. The hospital, one of the oldest …
Depression, the “Silent Epidemic” Also Attacks in Cuba
WebIn Latin America, Brazil is the country with the highest level of depression, followed by Cuba, Paraguay, Chile and Uruguay. A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that over 4% of the global population suffers from depression …
A Look at Cuba’s Healthcare System: Firsthand Examples
WebA Look at Cuba’s Healthcare System: Firsthand Examples. July 13, 2021. By Osmel Ramirez Alvarez. A selfie with my nephew. HAVANA TIMES – A few days ago, my nephew Enrique had an emergency operation at the Mayari hospital because of an …
Cuba’s Public Health Policy: Past Present & Future
WebMarch 30, 2015. Graham Sowa. Cuban doctors. File photo. HAVANA TIMES — “Public health in Cuba is not a priority…,” my public health class teacher had finally said something that brought me back from daydreaming “…it is an obsession”. After two years of clinical …
Cuba’s Medical Missions in Venezuela: Hotspot for Corruption
WebUberto Mario* (Cafe Fuerte) La Pradera International Health Center, Siboney, Havana. HAVANA TIMES — In the course of my five years in Venezuela, I undertook several journalistic investigations which allowed me to trail numerous criminals who, …
New Requirements for Travelers to Cuba as of Jan. 23
WebBy El Toque. HAVANA TIMES – The Cuban government will require, as of January 23, 2023, a digital customs declaration for travelers entering the country. The declaration is part of a more extensive digital form (which also contains immigration and …
What You Need to Know as Cuba Reopens to Tourists
WebHAVANA TIMES – On October 20, 2021, Cuba’s Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) announced that the country was moving towards a “controlled and tiered [opening] of its borders, scheduled for November 15th.”. Amidst an economic crisis …
Cuba's Medicine Shortage Illustrated
WebCuba’s Medicine Shortage Illustrated. August 15, 2021. Cover design: Janet Aguilar. By Adriana Peña Barbieri and Xel 2 (El Toque) HAVANA TIMES – This week we dedicate our drawings to the unfortunate shortage of medicines in Cuba, during the …
HIV/AIDS and Syphilis Numbers Rise in Cuba
WebApproximately 32,000 people live with HIV in Cuba ever since the first case was diagnosed in the 1980s. In 2022, 366 Cubans died and the total number of deaths is 6087, since April 1986 when the first HIV-related death was announced. Nevertheless, …
Who Cares for the Elderly in Cuba
WebWho Cares for the Elderly in Cuba? January 26, 2018. By Yailen Rodriguez (Progreso Semanal) Photo: progresosemanal.us. HAVANA TIMES — G. is a 74-year-old woman who has been looking after her aunt-in-law for the past 12 years, who suffers …
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