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Cuba: U.S. energy sanctions threaten the treatment of children and sick

According to a report by Cubadebate, Cuba's healthcare system is under strain due to energy restrictions imposed by the United States. The survival rate for children with cancer has dropped from 85% to 65%, and 100,000 children under seven no longer receive daily milk supplies previously guaranteed by the state. Immunization programs with 16 vaccines are at risk, and 100,000 Cubans are waiting for surgeries while dialysis treatments for nearly 3,000 patients have been disrupted. A shortage of essential medicines affects 300 out of 395 drugs produced on the island due to a lack of chemical raw 

Prema izvještaju portala Cubadebate, stopa preživljavanja djece oboljele od raka pala je sa 85 na 65 posto otkako su energetska ograničenja počela u januaru.

U istom dokumentu navodi se da 100.000 djece mlađe od sedam godina više ne dobija dnevni litar mlijeka koji je ranije osiguravala država, dok je program imunizacije dojenčadi sa 16 vakcina u riziku.

Izvještaj dodaje da se još 100.000 Kubanaca nalazi na listama čekanja za operacije, a da su tretmani za gotovo 3.000 pacijenata kojima je potrebna dijaliza poremećeni.

Cuba Water (Foto: AP)

Problem je i nestašica lijekova - od 395 esencijalnih lijekova koji se proizvode na ostrvu, njih 300 nije dostupno zbog nedostatka hemijskih komponenti potrebnih za proizvodnju.

Kuba ima besplatan univerzalni zdravstveni sistem, ali je on doveden na rub zbog manjka resursa, nestašice goriva i višesatnih nestanaka struje, koji ponekad traju duže od 20 sati. Zemlja je, kako se navodi, tri mjeseca bila bez isporuke goriva nakon američkog pritiska na Venecuelu, jednog od ključnih dobavljača, te prijetnji carinama državama koje prodaju ili isporučuju naftu Kubi.

Cubadebate navodi i da je oko 1.400 megavata proizvodnih kapaciteta van pogona zbog nedostatka dizela i mazuta, da je snabdijevanje hljebom prepolovljeno te da zbog manjka goriva nije distribuirano 170 kontejnera osnovnih potrepština.

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Source document: Cubadebate Report

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Klix.baIndependentLeft6 days ago
Cuba: U.S. energy sanctions threaten the treatment of children and sick

According to a report by Cubadebate, Cuba's healthcare system is under strain due to energy restrictions imposed by the United States. The survival rate for children with cancer has dropped from 85% to 65%, and 100,000 children under seven no longer receive daily milk supplies previously guaranteed by the state. Immunization programs with 16 vaccines are at risk, and 100,000 Cubans are waiting for surgeries while dialysis treatments for nearly 3,000 patients have been disrupted. A shortage of essential medicines affects 300 out of 395 drugs produced on the island due to a lack of chemical raw 

Bias read (Left): The article highlights the negative impact of U.S. sanctions on Cuba's healthcare system, emphasizing the humanitarian consequences such as reduced child survival rates, lack of medical supplies, and disruptions in treatment. This framing aligns with a left-leaning perspective that criticizes U.S.

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