Onei's April 2026 report shows that the shortages concern 91.5%. medicines and medical supplies – reports the local portal 14ymedio. According to the website, Cuban residents have to buy virtually all medicines and medical supplies on the black market. Shortages have been growing since 2021, and as Radio Marti reports, their current scale is so large that it is difficult for the Cuban government to hide it even in official statistics.
The pharmaceutical crisis is deepening despite the available foreign aid, which the Cuban government has consistently refused to accept. The inhabitants of the island, especially those living in the eastern provinces, are still not receiving medical and food aid prepared by the US government. after Hurricane Melissa in October, the station reports.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Friday that Washington has offered the authorities in Havana additional support worth $100 million. The condition for its transfer was to be distribution by independent institutions. However, Havana rejected this proposal.
