WHO Chief Alarmed by Cuba's Health Turmoil Amid US Fuel Blockade and Energy Crisis
The WHO chief has expressed deep concern over Cuba's escalating health crisis, which is exacerbated by the US fuel blockade and resulting energy crisis, leading to severe power outages and geopolitical challenges impacting health.
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Cuba's escalating health crisis is 'deeply concerning,' says WHO chief
Daily power outages of up to 20 hours are the norm in parts of the Caribbean island, which lacks the fuel needed to generate power. But since the US ousting of Cuba's top ally, Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela, the country's economy has been hammered further as Trump maintains a de facto oil blockade.
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GENEVA (AFP) -- The WHO chief said Wednesday the health situation in Cuba was "deeply concerning" as the US fuel blockade deepens the island's energy crisis. "Health should be protected at all costs and never be at the mercies of geopolitics, energy blockades and power outages," World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X. "The situation in Cuba is deeply concerning as the country struggles to maintain health service delivery at a time of immense turbulence, l
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