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Cuban Health Care System on Brink Due to U.S. Blockade

2/23/2026

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Cuban officials say a U.S. fuel blockade is severely straining the country's health care system toward collapse.
Health Minister José Ángel Portal Miranda says the blockade threatens "basic human safety" and affects 5 million people with chronic illnesses.
Ambulances lack fuel and vital medical supplies have been suspended.
U.S. President Donald Trump aims to induce regime change in Cuba through intensified economic pressure, worsening hardships for the Cuban people.

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Cuban officials say a U.S. fuel blockade is severely straining the country's health care system toward collapse.
Health Minister José Ángel Portal Miranda says the blockade threatens "basic human safety" and affects 5 million people with chronic illnesses.
Ambulances lack fuel and vital medical supplies have been suspended.
U.S. President Donald Trump aims to induce regime change in Cuba through intensified economic pressure, worsening hardships for the Cuban people.