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WHO: Energy Crisis in Cuba Delays 100,000 Surgeries and Increases Risk of Dengue Fever and Malaria

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The WHO reported this Friday that the energy crisis that Cuba is going through has already delayed 100,000 surgeries and is increasing the risk of diseases such as dengue, malaria and chikungunya. The entry WHO: Energy crisis in Cuba delays 100,000 surgeries and increases risk of dengue and malaria was first published in the Digital Process.
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Cubans criticize Cubadebate for blaming the embargo for the delay of 100,000 surgeries, remembering that waiting lists and health collapse have been going on for more than 13 years.

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News of the Day and the Hour Latest News of today The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the energy crisis in Cuba, the result of the US blockade, has caused the delay of 100,000 surgical interventions and is increasing the risk of the spread of diseases transmitted by vectors and water, such as dengue, malaria and chikungunya. Altaf Musani, director of Humanitarian and Disaster Management of the agency, confirmed after a visit to the …

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"At least 100,000 patients have been delayed in their surgical procedures, and of those 100,000, more than 11,000 are children," said an official of the organization. The post WHO warns that the energy crisis in Cuba delayed 100,000 surgeries and increases the risk of dengue fever and malaria appeared first on EL NATIONALA.

The WHO reported on Friday that the energy crisis in Cuba has already delayed 100,000 surgeries and is increasing the risk of diseases such as dengue, malaria and chikungunya. “The fuel has a direct impact on the risk to public health,” said Altaf Musani, Director of Humanitarian and Disaster Management at the WHO Health Emergency Program during the daily press conference of the spokesman for the UN Secretary General, in which he intervened afte…

The WHO reported this Friday that the energy crisis that Cuba is going through has already delayed 100,000 surgeries and is increasing the risk of diseases such as dengue, malaria and chikungunya. The entry WHO: Energy crisis in Cuba delays 100,000 surgeries and increases risk of dengue and malaria was first published in the Digital Process.

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Proceso Digital broke the news on Friday, May 15, 2026.
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