March 26 (UPI) -- Cuba's power crisis is affecting hospital operations nationwide, with surgeries postponed and critical services under pressure, the director-general of the World Health Organization warned amid widespread outages caused by a sustained generation deficit.
"Health should be protected at all costs and never be at the mercy of geopolitics, energy blockades and power outages," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote Wednesday in a message posted on the social media platform X.
The WHO reported that hospitals are struggling to maintain key areas, such as emergency services and intensive care due to electricity cuts. Reports cited by the organization indicate that thousands of surgeries have been postponed over the past month, increasing risks for patients requiring continuous care.
Health should be protected at all costs and never be at the mercies of geopolitics, energy blockades and power outages.
The situation in #Cuba is deeply concerning as the country struggles to maintain health service delivery at a time of immense turbulence, leading to energy... pic.twitter.com/DF9uENDjjo— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 25, 2026
